Mechanisms of Action of Phototherapy

Fetal and Neonatal Physiology: Third Edition

Volumn 2-2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1205-1210

  Ennever, John F ^a,b  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian   (United States)

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EID: 84911021270     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-9654-6.50125-9     Document Type: Chapter

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