Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 214-224 , June 2006

Early recognition of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and its emergent management

  • Hannah Smitherman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin St. MC 1-1481, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Tel.: +1 650 723 6621.
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  • Ann R. Stark

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Vinod K. Bhutan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2006.02.002

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 214-224 , June 2006

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