Treatment of Kawasaki disease: Corticosteroids revisited

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 411-413

  Newburger, J W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPYRIDAMOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PROPRANOLOL;

CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FEVER; HUMAN; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033497441     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70160-5     Document Type: Editorial

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