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Kawasaki's disease
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Kathy Dettwyler <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 Jun 1997 12:19:07 -0500
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"Kawasaki disease is another form of vasculitis that is a precursor to adult
coronary disease and is associated with lack of breastfeeding in infancy
(Kato, et al., 1992; Kawasaki et al., 1974)." [From Cunningham's chapter in
Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives].

Kato, H., O. Inoue, T. Kawasaki, H. Fujiwara, T. Watanabe, and H. Toshima  1992
Adult coronary artery disease due to childhood Kawasaki disease.  Lancet
340:1127-1129.

Kawasaki, T., F. Kosaki, S. Okawa, I. Shigematsu, and H. Tanagawa  1974
A new infantile acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MLNS)
prevailing in Jpan.  Pediatrics 54:271-281.

Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Nutrition
Texas A&M University

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