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Population-Based Study of the Association between Urbanization and Kawasaki Disease in Taiwan

Background. It is unclear if the prevalence of Kawasaki disease (KD) correlates with the degree of urbanization. We hypothesized that the prevalence of KD is more pronounced in urban versus rural environments. Methods. The National Health Insurance (NHI) program was implemented in Taiwan in 1995 and...

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Autores principales: Chang, Wei-Pin, Wu, Shyh-Jong, Chang, Wei-Chiao, Kuo, Ho-Chang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3706024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23864819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/169365