Accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubinometer estimates using BiliCheck® in Thai neonates

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-190

  Janjindamai, Waricha ^a   Tansantiwong, Thirachai ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Neonatal jaundice; Transcutaneous bilirubinometer

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; KERNICTERUS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBINOMETER;

BILIRUBIN; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THAILAND;

EID: 20444489196     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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