Stickler G B, Smith T F, Broughton D D
Eur J Pediatr. 1985 May;144(1):4-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00491915.
The common cold continues to be the major cause of absences from school and work. A better understanding of the epidemiology and the natural history should lead to less anxiety about this disease. Although there is still much misinformation among the public, the time should soon come when better-informed patients with this disease will make fewer visits to the physician and will not expect unnecessary and worthless treatment.
普通感冒仍然是导致缺课和旷工的主要原因。对其流行病学和自然史有更深入的了解，应该会减少人们对这种疾病的焦虑。尽管公众中仍存在许多错误信息，但不久之后，对这种疾病了解更多的患者去看医生的次数会减少，也不会期望得到不必要且无价值的治疗。
