A novel phototherapy device: The design community approach for the developing world

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 37-43

  Malkin, Robert ^a   Anand, Vijay ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; DESIGN COMMUNITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; PHOTOTHERAPY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOTHERAPY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHOTOTHERAPY;

EID: 77949909761     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2010.936453     Document Type: Article

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