Avoiding painful blood sampling in neonates by transcutaneous bilirubinometry

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 188-190

  Yap, S H ^a   Mohammad, I ^a   Ryan, C Anthony ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBINOMETRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN SCREENING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036821577     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03170276     Document Type: Article

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