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Modern Rheumatology Volume 26, 2016 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Serum ferritin levels as a useful diagnostic marker for the distinction of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Kawasaki disease

Mao MizutaDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, ;Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan,
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Masaki ShimizuDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, Correspondence[email protected]
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Natsumi InoueDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan,
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Kazuko KasaiDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan,
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Yasuo NakagishiDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan,
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Tadamori TakaharaDepartment of Pediatrics, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Medical Center, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, and
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Kiyoshi HamahiraDepartment of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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Akihiro YachieDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan,
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Pages 929-932 | Received 10 Dec 2015, Accepted 15 Feb 2016, Published online: 19 Jul 2016

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