The burden and management of neonatal jaundice in Nigeria: A scoping review of the literature

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-17

  Olusanya, B O ^a   Osibanjo, F B ^a   Mabogunje, C A ^b   Slusher, T M ^c   Olowe, S A ^d  

^a Healthy Start Initiative   (Nigeria)

^b Massey Street Children Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

bilirubin encephalopathy; care seeking behavior; developing country; developmental disabilities; Etiology; kernicterus; newborn care; risk factors

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; KERNICTERUS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; KERNICTERUS; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84955470825     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.173703     Document Type: Review

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