Transcutaneous bilirubinometry: Its role in the assessment of neonatal jaundice

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Dai, Jian ^a   Parry, David M ^a   Krahn, John ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

hyperbilirubinemia; jaundice meter; neonatal jaundice; TcB index; transcutaneous bilirubinometry

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BILIRUBIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; KERNICTERUS; PHOTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031029378     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(96)00131-2     Document Type: Review

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