Coronary artery dimensions may be misclassified as normal in Kawasaki disease

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 254-258

  De Zorzi, A ^a   Colan, S D ^a   Gauvreau, K ^a   Baker, A L ^a   Sundel, R P ^a   Newburger, J W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031950514     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70229-X     Document Type: Article

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