Epidemiologic features of Kawasaki disease in Taiwan, 2003 2006

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Huang, Wen Chan ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a   Chang, I Shou ^c   Chang, Luan Yin ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a,b   Chen, Pei Jer ^a,b   Wu, Mei Hwan ^a   Lue, Hung Chi ^a,d   Lee, Chun Yun ^a,b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d Lotung St Mary's Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Incidence; Kawasaki disease; Seasonality; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; SEASON; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RECURRENCE; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 63149180625     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2187     Document Type: Article

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