Light-emitting diodes: A novel light source for phototherapy

Pediatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 804-809

  Vreman, Hendrik J ^a   Wong, Ronald J ^a   Stevenson, David K ^a   Route, Roger K ^b   Reader, Sidney D ^b   Fejer, Martin M ^b   Gale, Rena ^c   Seidman, Daniel S ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031742855     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199811000-00027     Document Type: Article

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