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Table 2 Frequency of use of cough descriptors for each cough sound (maximum score of 53 for each cough for each descriptor, if chosen by all subjects).

From: The description of cough sounds by healthcare professionals

No.

Dry

Brassy

Rattling

Loose

Productive

Moist

Bovine

Hoarse

Wheezy

Barking

1

50

4

1

0

0

3

0

12

11

5

2

1

2

23

12

31

21

3

6

17

6

3

29

7

9

5

1

10

0

9

24

2

4

41

10

2

1

0

2

3

6

4

6

5

45

3

1

1

0

2

0

12

17

6

6

22

6

4

1

3

1

8

18

26

30

7

26

5

3

8

10

5

7

5

13

11

8

0

0

23

37

47

30

0

2

8

0

9

8

5

23

19

22

11

4

12

27

5

Totals

222

42

89

84

114

85

25

82

147

71