Does color really matter? Reliability of transcutaneous bilirubinometry in different skin-colored babies
Background: Transcutaneous bilirubinometry, in keeping with rapid technological advances, has come a long way as an effective tool for assessing bilirubin levels in newborns. Though the early devices showed changes due to melanin concentration, the new generation devices were based on micro-spectrom...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2018;volume=19;issue=4;spage=315;epage=320;aulast=Varughese |