Chronic cough in postmenopausal women and its associations to climacteric symptoms

Abstract Background Postmenopausal women often have chronic cough. Hormonal changes might be affecting lung function and the mucous membrane of the airways, causing hypersensitivity of the cough reflex. Therefore, postmenopausal hormonal changes could play a key role in the association between incre...

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Main Authors: Volker Ziller, Thea Sophie Oppermann, Werner Cassel, Olaf Hildebrandt, Rolf F. Kroidl, Ulrich Koehler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02225-2