Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 261-265 , December 2009

Risk Factor Analysis for Late-onset Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in Taiwanese Infants

  • Mi-Shu Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Nursing department, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Chih Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Hsi Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Liong Chien

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Huei Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, section 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan

Received 17 December 2007 ,Revised 23 December 2008 ,Accepted 6 February 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60074-7

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60074-7

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 261-265 , December 2009

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