Maternal detection of neonatal jaundice during birth hospitalization using a novel two-color icterometer
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Maternal detection of neonatal jaundice during birth hospitalization using a novel two-color icterometer
BACKGROUND Mothers are frequently the first to observe the onset of jaundice in their newborn infants before the decision to seek treatment. However, simple-to-use tools that could facilitate early detection of jaundice and assist mothers to seek professional care, especially after hospital discharge, are rare. This study therefore, set out to evaluate the performance of a -two-color icteromete...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183882