Overhead is superior to underneath light-emitting diode phototherapy in the treatment of neonatal jaundice: A comparative study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 234-237

  Tayman, Cuneyt ^a   Tatli, Mustafa Mansur ^a   Aydemir, Salih ^a   Karadag, Ahmet ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hyperbilirubinemia; LED; Newborn; Phototherapy

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INFANT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; BLOOD; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILIRUBIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952559813     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01676.x     Document Type: Article

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