Surveillance of extreme hyperbilirubinaemia in Denmark. A method to identify the newborn infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1030-1034

  Bjerre, Jesper Vandborg ^a   Petersen, Jes Reinholdt ^b   Ebbesen, Finn ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hyperbilirubinaemia; Incidence; Neonates

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COOMBS TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

COOMBS' TEST; DENMARK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 63849088912     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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