Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 250-257 , July 2010

Parental Anxiety Associated With Kawasaki Disease in Previously Healthy Children

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 Supported in part by the CIBC World Markets Children's Miracle Foundation (Brian W. McCrindle, MD, MPH) and the Arthritis Society Investigator Award (Rae S. M. Yeung, MD, PhD).

 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0891-5245(09)00209-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.07.002

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 250-257 , July 2010