Bilirubin dosage in cord blood: Could it predict neonatal hyperbilirubinemia?

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 99-103

  Nasser Bernaldo, Adélia Jeha ^a,b   de Mattos Segre, Conceição Aparecida ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hyperbilirubinemia; Newborn; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KERNICTERUS; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 4444267074     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802004000300005     Document Type: Article

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