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Diseases of the Chest and Heart 2015–2018 pp 37–45Cite as

Investigating a Child with a “Cough”: A Pragmatic Approach

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Cough in children has a wide range of causes, is frequently misdiagnosed and consequently inappropriately treated [1].

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  1. Radiology Department of Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal

    Maria do Rosario Matos

  2. Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    George A. Taylor

  3. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK

    Catherine M. Owens

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  1. University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    J. Hodler (Radiology) & G. K. von Schulthess (Nuclear Medicine) (Radiology) &  (Nuclear Medicine)

  2. Kantonsspital, Baden, Switzerland

    R. A. Kubik-Huch (Radiology) (Radiology)

  3. Kilchberg/Zurich, Switzerland

    Ch. L. Zollikofer

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do Rosario Matos, M., Taylor, G.A., Owens, C.M. (2015). Investigating a Child with a “Cough”: A Pragmatic Approach. In: Hodler, J., von Schulthess, G.K., Kubik-Huch, R.A., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Chest and Heart 2015–2018. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5752-4_5

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