Hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant ≥35 weeks' gestation: An update with clarifications

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1193-1198

  Maisels, M Jeffrey ^a,b   Bhutani, Vinod K ^c   Bogen, Debra ^d   Newman, Thomas B ^e   Stark, Ann R ^f   Watchko, Jon F ^g  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NOTE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BILIRUBIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; KERNICTERUS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEONATAL SCREENING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349742501     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0329     Document Type: Note

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