Evaluation of a new transcutaneous bilirubinometer in Chinese newborns

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Ho, H T ^a   Ng, T K ^a   Tsui, K C ^a   Lo, Y C ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NOMOGRAM; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BILIRUBIN; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750698609     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.090217     Document Type: Article

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