Associated Symptoms in the Ten Days Before Diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Baker, Annette L ^a   Lu, Minmin ^b   Minich, L LuAnn ^c   Atz, Andrew M ^d   Klein, Gloria L ^b   Korsin, Rosalind ^e   Lambert, Linda ^c   Li, Jennifer S ^f   Mason, Wilbert ^g   Radojewski, Elizabeth ^h   Vetter, Victoria L ⁱ   Newburger, Jane W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; EDUCATION; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINORRHEA; SYMPTOM; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

EID: 62649163235     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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