Population screening for neonatal liver disease: A feasibility study

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 306-311

  Keffler, Sue ^a,c   Kelly, Deirdre A ^a   Powell, Judith E ^b   Green, Anne ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Neonatal jaundice; Neonatal liver disease; Neonatal screening

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LIVER DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCREENING;

BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031664098     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199809000-00007     Document Type: Article

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