BiliCheck transcutaneous bilirubinometer: A screening tool for neonatal jaundice in the Chinese population

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-102

  Ho, E Y W ^a   Lee, S Y R ^a   Chow, C B ^a   Chung, J W Y ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bilirubin blood; Comparative study; Infant, newborn; Jaundice, neonatal; Neonatal screening

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; STERNUM; TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBINOMETER;

BILIRUBIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646470189     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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