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Original Article

Does cord blood bilirubin level help the physician in the decision of early postnatal discharge?

Ilke Ozahi IpekPediatrics, Istanbul Medipol University School of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abdulkadir BozaykutPediatrics, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Serap Ceran ÇağrılPediatrics, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Rabia Gönül SezerPediatrics, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Pages 1375-1378 | Received 19 Jul 2010, Accepted 11 Oct 2011, Published online: 30 Nov 2011

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