Estimation of bilirubin using BiliChek™, a transcutaneous bilirubin measurement device: Effects of gestational age and use of phototherapy

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-83

  Jangaard, K A ^a,c   Curtis, H ^b   Goldbloom, R B ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hyperbilirubinemia; Jaundice; Phototherapy; Preterm; Transcutaneous measurement

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ETHNOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBINOMETRY;

EID: 33645464262     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/11.2.79     Document Type: Article

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