Descriptive epidemiology of Kawasaki disease in Japan, 2011-2012: From the results of the 22nd nationwide survey

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 239-245

  Makino, Nobuko ^a   Nakamura, Yosikazu ^a   Yashiro, Mayumi ^a   Ae, Ryusuke ^a   Tsuboi, Satoshi ^a   Aoyama, Yasuko ^a   Kojo, Takao ^a   Uehara, Ritei ^a   Kotani, Kazuhiko ^a   Yanagawa, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Epidemiology; Incidence; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84930246499     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20140089     Document Type: Article

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