Green or blue light phototherapy for neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia.
- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 62 (8), 843-845
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.62.8.843
Abstract
A total of 262 neonates were treated with green (350-650 nm) or blue (300-600 nm) light phototherapy for a similar length of time. There was no significant difference in the rate of bilirubin photodegradation between the groups.Keywords
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