A randomized trial of aggressive versus conservative phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in infants weighing less than 1500 g: Short- and long-term outcomes

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 853-858

  Jangaard, Krista A ^a,b   Vincer, Michael J ^a   Allen, Alexander C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hyperbilirubinemia; Paediatrics; Phototherapy; Population based; Preterm

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 39649107327     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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