The effect of hematocrit on the efficacy of phototherapy for neonatal jaundice

Pediatric Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-60

  Lamola, Angelo A ^a   Bhutani, Vinod K ^a   Wong, Ronald J ^a   Stevenson, David K ^a   McDonagh, Antony F ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; MELANIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLUE LIGHT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HEAT TRANSFER; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SKIN; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

BILIRUBIN; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; PHOTOTHERAPY;

EID: 84880318379     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2013.67     Document Type: Article

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