Hyperbilirubinemia in the 2000s: What Should We Do Next?

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 415-424

  Ross, Gail ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperbilirubinemia; Kernicterus; Neurodevelopmental outcome; Total serum bilirubin

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; KERNICTERUS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BILIRUBIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; KERNICTERUS; NEONATOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344306311     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-45385     Document Type: Review

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