Identifying risk of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia and early discharge for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient newborns in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1003-1009

  Shah, Varsha Atul ^a   Cheo, Lian Yeo ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Neonatal jaundice; Pre phototherapy total serum bilirubin

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 1; HIGH RISK INFANT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 39749092505     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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