Evaluation of transcutaneous bilirubinometry in preterm neonates

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 564-569

  Schmidt, E T ^a   Wheeler, C A ^a   Jackson, G L ^b   Engle, W D ^b  

^a PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MONITORING; PREMATURITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBIN MEASUREMENT;

BILIRUBIN; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68349090377     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.38     Document Type: Article

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