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Phototherapy in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

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Misra, P.K., Kaul, R. Phototherapy in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Indian J Pediatr 47, 109–115 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02822872

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