Neonatal jaundice: A critical review of the role and practice of bilirubin analysis

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 452-462

  Kirk, Jean M ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTROLYTE; HEME;

BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN BINDING; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREAST MILK; CALIBRATION; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; DEHYDRATION; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFECTION; KERNICTERUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER CELL; LIVER CLEARANCE; MONITORING; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; OXIDATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRANSCUTANEOUS MONITOR;

ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; HEME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; KERNICTERUS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53549123289     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2008.008076     Document Type: Review

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