Investigation of Kawasaki syndrome risk factors in Colorado

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 976-978

  Treadwell, Tracee A ^a   Maddox, Ryan A ^a   Holman, Robert C ^a   Belay, Ermias D ^a   Shahriari, Abtin ^a   Anderson, Marsha S ^a   Burns, Jennifer ^a   Glodé, Mary P ^a   Hoffman, Richard E ^a   Schonberger, Lawrence B ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Humidifiers; Kawasaki disease; Kawasaki syndrome; Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SHAMPOO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOME; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036797529     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200210000-00018     Document Type: Article

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