Epidemiologic picture of Kawasaki disease in Korea, 2000-2002

Pediatrics International

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 382-387

  Park, Yong Won ^a,k   Han, Ji Whan ^b   Park, In Sook ^c   Kim, Chang Hwi ^d   Yun, Yong Soo ^e   Cha, Sung Ho ^f   Ma, Jae Sook ^g   Lee, Sang Bum ^h   Kim, Chul Ho ^a   Lee, Heung Jae ⁱ   Tockgo, Young Chang ^j  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^d Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^f Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^g Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^h Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^j Korea University   (South Korea)

^k Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Coronary aneurysm; Epidemiology; Kawasaki disease; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23844462657     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2005.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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