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Neonatal Jaundice in Asian, White, and Mixed-Race Infants
1 Mar 2002
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BACKGROUND: East Asians have inherently higher bilirubin levels at birth than whites. The potential for unnecessary treatment makes jaundice a problem of public health and clinical significance. OBJECTIVES: To report the occurrence of jaundice diagnoses in East Asian and mixed East Asian/white infants in Washington State in recent years, and to compare the risk of diagnosis with neonatal jaundice among these...
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