Evaluation of Discharge Management in the Prediction of Hyperbilirubinemia: The Jerusalem Experience

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 412-417

  Kaplan, Michael ^a,b   Bromiker, Ruben ^a,c   Schimmel, Michael S ^a,c   Algur, Nurit ^a   Hammerman, Cathy ^a,c  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; JAUNDICE; JEW; KERNICTERUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

BILIRUBIN; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHOTOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33947276782     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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