Epidemiologic features of Kawasaki disease in Japan: Results of the 2009-2010 nationwide survey

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 216-221

  Nakamura, Yosikazu ^a   Yashiro, Mayumi ^a   Uehara, Ritei ^a   Sadakane, Atsuko ^a   Tsuboi, Satoshi ^a   Aoyama, Yasuko ^a   Kotani, Kazuhiko ^a   Tsogzolbaatar, Enkh Oyun ^a   Yanagawa, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Immunoglobulin, intravenous; Incidence; Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 84863198983     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20110126     Document Type: Article

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