Prevalence of phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 166-168

  Karamifar, H ^a   Pishva, N ^a   Amirhakimi, G H ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hyperbilirubinemia; Hypocalcemia; Phototherapy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 1; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0141633026     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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