Cough Characteristics and Healthcare Journeys of Chronic Cough Patients in Community-Based Populations in South Korea and Taiwan.

"Declarations Conflict of interestSH Kang is an employee of MSD, Korea. WJ Song has received research grants from MSD and AstraZeneca, consulting fees from MSD and AstraZeneca, and lecture fees from MSD, AstraZeneca, GSK, and Novartis. CJ Yu declares no conflict of interest. Ethical ApprovalThe 2020 National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS) (protocol # 19-KANT-211) and CC Survey (protocol #20-KANT-215) were approved by the Pearl Pathways Institutional Review Board (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA). Consent to ParticipateInformed online consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Consent to PublishThe authors affirmed that the study participants had provided informed consent for the contents in this article to be published. Conflict of interest SH Kang is an employee of MSD, Korea. WJ Song has received research grants from MSD and AstraZeneca, consulting fees from MSD and AstraZeneca, and lecture fees from MSD, AstraZeneca, GSK, and Novartis. CJ Yu declares no conflict of interest."

"Funding This study was funded by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA."