Cord blood biochemistry and idiopathic neonatal jaundice

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1716-1717

  Law, Lap Kay ^a   Pang, Chi Pui ^a   Cheung, Kam Lan ^a   Fok, Tai Fai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMOLYSIS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LIVER DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0029855019     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/42.10.1716     Document Type: Article

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