Kawasaki disease in parents and children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 694-697

  Uehara, R ^a,b   Yashiro, M ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a   Yanagawa, H ^c  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Family history; Genetic predisposition; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0042422014     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035320310002768     Document Type: Article

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