Kawasaki disease in Israel

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 589-592

  Bar Meir, Maskit ^a,b   Haklai, Ziona ^c   Dor, Michael ^c  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

children; epidemiology; infants; Israel; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; WINTER;

EID: 79959760761     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31820e3849     Document Type: Article

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