Estimation of the Incidence of Kawasaki Disease in Taiwan. A Comparison of Two Data Sources: Nationwide Hospital Survey and National Health Insurance Claims

• Main Authors: Hung-Chi Lue (Author), Lei-Ru Chen (Author), Ming-Tai Lin (Author), Luan-Yin Chang (Author), Jou-Kou Wang (Author), Chin-Yun Lee (Author), Mei-Hwan Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kawasaki disease (KD), first described by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967, was found for the first time in Taiwan in 1976. It continued to occur in increased numbers. For the study of incidence rates and epidemiological features of KD, we conducted five nationwide hospital surveys (NHS) in 1987, 1992,...