A Novel Marker for Disease Activity in Kawasaki Disease
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Kawasaki Disease in Children: A Case Report.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200301000-00111