Attempt to improve transcutaneous bilirubinometry: A double-blind study of Medick BiliMed versus Respironics BiliCheck

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  De Luca, D ^a   Zecca, E ^a   Corselio, M ^a   Tiberi, E ^a   Semeraro, C ^a   Romagnoli, C ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN; NURSERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILIRUBIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; LIGHT; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41449115931     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.121053     Document Type: Article

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