Epidemiology of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in ChildrenA Step Closer to Understanding Who, Where, and When

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JAMA Pediatrics

August 1, 2021

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Jennifer A. Blumenthal, MD^1,2,3;

Jeffrey P. Burns, MD, MPH^1,2,3

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¹Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
²Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
³Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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Corresponding Author: Jennifer A. Blumenthal, MD, Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Mail Stop Bader 634, Boston, MA 02115 (jennifer.blumenthal@childrens.harvard.edu).

Published Online: April 6, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0638

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Epidemiology of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in ChildrenA Step Closer to Understanding Who, Where, and When

Trends in Distribution of US Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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