Icterus Neonatorum in Near-Term and Term Infants; An overview
Neonatal jaundice is the yellowish discoloration of the skin and/or sclerae of newborn infants caused by tissue deposition of bilirubin. Physiological jaundice is mild, unconjugated (indirect-reacting) bilirubinaemia, and affects nearly all newborns. Physiological jaundice levels typically peak at 5...
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| Language: | English |
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Sultan Qaboos University
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://web.squ.edu.om/squmj/includes/tng/pub/tNG_download.asp?id=e307ca243e6608b47305c00f89881b32 |