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Understanding Newborn Jaundice

Journal of Perinatology volume 21, pages S21–S24 (2001)Cite this article

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    David K Stevenson MD, Phyllis A Dennery MD & Susan R Hintz MD

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This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health grants HD14426 and HL58013, the H.M. Lui Research Fund, the Hess Research Fund, and the Mary L. Johnson Research Fund.

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Stevenson, D., Dennery, P. & Hintz, S. Understanding Newborn Jaundice. J Perinatol 21 (Suppl 1), S21–S24 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7210628

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