Article
Neonatal jaundice in Asia.
Bailliere's clinical haematology - 1 Jan 1992
Ho N K
Abstract excerpt
Neonatal jaundice is a major clinical problem globally, especially in the Asian and south-east Asian regions. There is no universal definition of hyperbilirubinaemia, and comparisons of management and control of hyperbilirubinaemia in infants at different centres are difficult. G6PD deficiency, ABO incompatibility, low birth weight and sepsis are the common causes of neonatal jaundice, but there is a group of...
Topics
- Asia
- Blood Group Incompatibility
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal
- Ethnicity
- Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Humans
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Incidence
