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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Main Authors: Pearl Mary Varughese, Lalitha Krishnan, Ravichandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
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