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The epidemiology and etiology of Kawasaki disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Wilbert H. Mason ,
Trina Schneider  and
Masato Takahashi
Wilbert H. Mason*
Affiliation:
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, Universiiy of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles
Trina Schneider
Affiliation:
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, Universiiy of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles
Masato Takahashi
Affiliation:
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, Universiiy of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles
*
Dr. Wilbert H. Mason, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Box 51, Los Angeles, California 90027USA
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The World Forum for Pediatric Cardiology Symposium on Kawasaki Disease
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , July 1991 , pp. 196 - 205
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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