Neonatal jaundice — traditional chinese medicine approach

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 21, Issue , 2001, Pages S98-S100

  Fok, Tai Fai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA EXTRACT; BERBERINE; BILIRUBIN; CHUENLIN; COPTIS RHIZOME; DAHUANG; GARDENIA EXTRACT; GININHUA; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HEMOLYTIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAMEIHUA; LITHOSPERNUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; LONICERA JAPONICA EXTRACT; MAHUANG; NELUMBO NUCIFERA EXTRACT; PEARL POWDER; PRUNELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT; RHEUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; RHUBARB EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTEMISIA; BIRTH; CHINA; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; RHEUM OFFICINALE; RHIZOME; RHUBARB; SCUTELLARIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE I; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0035680624     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210643     Document Type: Article

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