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Montelukast for postinfectious cough in adults: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial
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Background: Postinfectious cough is common in primary care, but has no proven effective treatments. Cysteinyl leukotrienes are involved in the pathogenesis of postinfectious cough and whooping cough (pertussis). We investigated the effectiveness of montelukast, a cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, in the treatment of postinfectious cough.
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Methods: In this randomised, placebo-controlled trial, non-smoking adults aged 16–49 years with ...
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- Published
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- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/S2213-2600(13)70245-5
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- DRF-2009-02-145
- NF-SI-0512-10077
- CL-2012-13-002
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Lancet Respiratory Medicine More from this journal
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 35-43
- Publication date:
- 2013-12-02
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2213-2619
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2213-2600
- Pmid:
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24461900
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pubs:471713
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- Wang et al
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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- © Wang et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY
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