Serum C-reactive protein levels in patients with Kawasaki disease: From the results of nation-wide surveys of Kawasaki disease in Japan

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 613-619

  Koyanagi, H ^a   Yanagawa, H ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a   Yashiro, M ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030755854     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08944.x     Document Type: Article

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