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Intravenous pulsed corticosteroid therapy for primary treatment of Kawasaki Disease

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Espinoza, L.R. Intravenous pulsed corticosteroid therapy for primary treatment of Kawasaki Disease. Curr Rheumatol Rep 9, 301–303 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-007-0048-4

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