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What is the minimum duration of cycled phototherapy that is still effective in treating hyperbilirubinemia?

Journal of Perinatology volume 43, pages 1449–1451 (2023)Cite this article

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Arnold C, Tyson JE, Pedroza C, Carlo WA, Stevenson DK, Wong R, et al. Cycled Phototherapy Dose-Finding Study for Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Jul; 174(7):649-56.

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The Journal club is a collaboration between the American Academy of Pediatrics-Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and the International Society for Evidence-based neonatology (EBNEO.org).

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  1. Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Puneet Sharma

  2. Neonatologist, Wellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington, FL, USA

    Shanmukha Mukthapuram

  3. Envision Physician Services, Nashville, TN, USA

    Shanmukha Mukthapuram

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Sharma, P., Mukthapuram, S. What is the minimum duration of cycled phototherapy that is still effective in treating hyperbilirubinemia?. J Perinatol 43, 1449–1451 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-023-01759-5

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