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What is your favorite medicine for a 10 year old child for a bad cough?

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Diagnosis: My favorite therapy is to determine the diagnosis of why there is a cough. Different causes make one cough and the treatment varies depending upon the cause.

Dr Altman and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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