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01-08-2020 | Phototherapy | Correspondence

Letter to the Editor on the original article “Efficacy of double versus single phototherapy in treatment of neonatal jaundice: a meta-analysis” by MA Nizam et al

Authors: Sindhu Sivanandan, Anu Thukral

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 8/2020

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Title: Letter to the Editor on the original article “Efficacy of double versus single phototherapy in treatment of neonatal jaundice: a meta-analysis” by MA Nizam et al
Authors: Sindhu Sivanandan
Anu Thukral
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Phototherapy
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-020-03617-4

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