Clinical responses of patients with Kawasaki Disease to different brands of intravenous immunoglobulin

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-43

  Tsai, Ming Han ^b   Huang, Yhu Chering ^b   Yen, Meng Hsiu ^b   Li, Chung Chen ^b   Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^b   Lin, Pen Yi ^b   Lin, Tzou Yien ^b   Chang, Luan Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROPIOLACTONE;

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30744441907     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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