Management of jaundice in newborn nurseries - Measuring, predicting and avoiding the sequelae

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1866-1868

  Hansen, Thor Willy Ruud ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

ABO incompatilibility; Bilirubin; Hyperbilirubinaemia; Jaundice; Laboratory methods; Neonatal; Nomograms; Transcutaneous bilirubinometry

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MELANIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBODY TITER; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; KERNICTERUS; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NOTE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN COLOR;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; NOMOGRAMS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 71049189617     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01537.x     Document Type: Note

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