Comparison of skin sites for estimating serum total bilirubin in in-patients and out-patients: Chest is superior to brow

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 541-543

  Poland, Ronald L ^a   Hartenberger, Carol ^a   McHenry, Helen ^a   Hsi, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EYEBROW; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; SKIN EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX;

BILIRUBIN; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; SKIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THORAX;

EID: 4544348667     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211141     Document Type: Article

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