Epidemiologic features of Kawasaki disease in acute stages in Taiwan, 1997-2010: Effect of different case definitions in claims data analysis

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 121-126

  Lin, Ming Chih ^a,b,c   Lai, Mei Shu ^c   Jan, Sheng Ling ^a,b   Fu, Yun Ching ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Claims data; Epidemiology; Kawasaki disease; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-9; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NEWBORN; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; ACUTE DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 84922773513     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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