Kawasaki disease in Hong Kong, 1994 to 2000

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 331-335

  Ng, Y M ^a   Sung, R Y T ^b   So, L Y ^c   Fong, N C ^d   Ho, M H K ^e   Cheng, Y W ^f   Lee, S H ^a   Mak, W C ^g   Wong, D M L ^a   Yam, M C ^b   Kwok, K L ^h   Chiu, W K ⁱ  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g TSEUNG KWAN O HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^h KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

ⁱ UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child; Coronary aneurysms; Incidence; Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27144556638     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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