Prevalence of Bilirubin Encephalopathy in Calabar, South-South Nigeria: A Five-year Review Study
Background: Bilirubin encephalopathy is a clinical syndrome, associated with bilirubin toxicity in the central nervous system, resulting in chronic and permanent sequelae. It has been estimated that approximately 60% and 80% of term and preterm newborns develop jaundice in the first week of life, re...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2016-03-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Neonatology |
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Online Access: | http://ijn.mums.ac.ir/article_6658_f0e2cc181bad816c47ffd5a26d85868c.pdf |