The two emergences of kawasaki syndrome and the implications for the developing world

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 377-383

  Kushner, Howard I ^a   Bastian, John F ^b   Turner, Christena L ^c   Burns, Jane C ^d,e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rady Childrenss Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

differences in Japan; Europe; India; infantile polyarteritis nodosa; Kawasaki syndrome; North America; patterns of emergence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTORY; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 45849117280     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318166d795     Document Type: Article

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