Newborn jaundice and kernicterus-health and societal perspectives

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 407-416

  Bhutani, Vinod K ^a,b   Johnson, Lois H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athetoid cerebral palsy; Hyperbilirubinemia; Jaundice; Kernicterus

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCREDITATION; AWARENESS; BRAIN INJURY; BREAST FEEDING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRUSTRATION; GRIEF; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; KERNICTERUS; MOURNING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPEECH DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037498560     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723615     Document Type: Conference Paper

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