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Usefulness of natriuretic peptide for the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Kuan-Ho Lin College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Shy-Shin Chang Department of Family Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Chin-Wei Yu Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Shen-Che Lin Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Shu-Chun Liu Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hsiao-yun Chao Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Meng-tse Gabriel Lee Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jiunn-Yih Wu Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Chien-Chang Lee Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Douliou, TaiwanDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jiunn-Yih Wu; asepsis.wu@msa.hinet.net and Dr Chien-Chang Lee; cclee100{at}gmail.com
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Lin K, Chang S, Yu C, et al
Usefulness of natriuretic peptide for the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Open 2015;5:e006703. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006703

Publication history

  • Received September 22, 2014
  • Revised March 13, 2015
  • Accepted March 18, 2015
  • First published April 14, 2015.
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