A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RATE OF FALL OF TOTAL SERUM BILIRUBIN IN JAUNDICED BABIES FOLLOWING CONTINUOUS AND INTERMITTENT PHOTOTHERAPY
Jaundice is observed during the first week of life in approximately 60% of term infants and 80% of preterm infants.1 Out of the 60% only 5% term and 20% preterm actually need treatment2 like phototherapy. The objective of the study was to calculate rate of fall of total serum bilirubin in jaundiced...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nepal Medical Association
2003-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Nepal Medical Association |
Online Access: | http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/620 |