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Comparative outcome of overhead and total body phototherapy for treatment of severe neonatal jaundice in Nigeria

Hippolite O. AmadiDepartment of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK;Neonatal Unit, Jummai Babangida Maternal and Neonatal Hospital, Minna, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ruqayya A. AbdullahiNeonatal Unit, Jummai Babangida Maternal and Neonatal Hospital, Minna, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-718XView further author information
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Olugbenga A. MokuoluDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8273-5876View further author information
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Obumneme B. EzeanosikeDepartment of Paediatrics, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2241-993XView further author information
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Christiana T. AdesinaDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, NigeriaView further author information
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Isyaku L. MohammedDepartment of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9285-9979View further author information
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Eyinade K. OlatejuDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, NigeriaView further author information
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Amina L. AbubakarNeonatal Unit, Jummai Babangida Maternal and Neonatal Hospital, Minna, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6633-6733View further author information
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Mustapha A. BelloDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, NigeriaView further author information
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Augusta U. EnehDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2665-956XView further author information
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Emeka Onwe OgahDepartment of Paediatrics, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, NigeriaView further author information
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Bessie C. EziechilaDepartment of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, NigeriaView further author information
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Assumpta U. Chapp-JumboDepartment of Paediatrics, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3528-1530View further author information
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Abdulrasheed JimohDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1171-6429View further author information
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Pages 16-24 | Received 07 Jan 2019, Accepted 14 Apr 2019, Published online: 30 May 2019

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