Rising incidence of Kawasaki disease in England: analysis of hospital admission data
- 15 June 2002
- Vol. 324 (7351) , 1424-1425
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7351.1424
Abstract
The hospital episode statistics database provides information on every inpatient admission to English NHS hospitals. Coding accuracy and reproducibility are better for acute conditions than for chronic disorders.5Keywords
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