Population-based study of the association between Urbanization and Kawasaki disease in Taiwan

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chang, Wei Pin ^a   Wu, Shyh Jong ^b   Chang, Wei Chiao ^c,d,e   Kuo, Ho Chang ^f  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NEWBORN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84880139682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/169365     Document Type: Article

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