Cough presentation in primary care and the identification of chronic cough: a need for diagnostic clarity?

Objective: To investigate patterns of presentation of cough in primary care and develop an algorithm to identify probable and possible chronic cough (CC).Methods: This retrospective observational study used routine English primary care data and linked hospital data. Patients with ≥1 cough event in the study period (March 2014-February 2015) were selected. Index date was that of the earliest cough event in this period. Adults (aged ≥18 years)...