The importance of irradiance and area in neonatal phototherapy

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Hart, G ^a   Cameron, R ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; LIGHTING; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 24044549328     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.068015     Document Type: Article

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