Prague Med. Rep. 2014, 115, 33-42

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2014.4

A Comparison between Transcutaneous and Total Serum Bilirubin in Healthy-term Greek Neonates with Clinical Jaundice

Charalambos Neocleous*, Alkistis Adramerina, Stefanos Limnaios, Symeon Symeonidis, Chrysoula Spanou, Marina Malakozi, Evangelos Mpampalis

Department of Medical Pediatrics, General Hospital of Drama, Drama, Greece

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