Effectiveness of Phototherapy Units in Cameroon

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 264-266

  Satrom, Katie ^a   Slusher, Tina ^a   Satrom, Jared ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

jaundice; Newborn; Phototherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DEVICES; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; METABOLISM; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RADIOMETRY; STANDARDS;

BILIRUBIN;

BILIRUBIN; CAMEROON; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901826432     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt110     Document Type: Article

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