Usefulness of the transcutaneous bilirubinometer during phototherapy in neonatal jaundice
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1738-1061
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2006.49.12.1296