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Research Article| Volume 1, ISSUE 2, P311-327, June 1981

Bilirubin Measurements in Neonates

  • Thomas R. Koch
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    Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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    Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

    Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)31104-1
Bilirubin Measurements in Neonates
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      A number of conditions alter the normal metabolism of bilirubin in the neonate and can be monitored by measuring total bilirubin and conjugated bilirubin. Methods of measurement and the clinical aspects of total and conjugated bilirubin in serum and of bilirubin in amniotic fluid are discussed.
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