In the eye of the beholder: How accurate is clinical estimation of jaundice in newborns?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 574-576

  Riskin, A ^a,b   Kuglman, A ^a   Abend Weinger, M ^a   Green, M ^a   Hemo, M ^a   Bader, D ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Jaundice; Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION;

BILIRUBIN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MALE; NEONATOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0042421971     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310002678     Document Type: Article

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