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The effect of phototherapy on urinary calcium excretion in newborns

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Acknowledgements

This investigation was supported by the Research committee of Kashan Medical University (N: 8005). An abstract of this study was presented at the world congress of nephrology (2003, Berlin, Germany).

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Ali-Asgar Children Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 201 Vahid Dastgerdi Street, Modares frw., Tehran, Iran

    Nakisa Hooman

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Beheshti Hospital, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

    Ali Honarpisheh

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Hooman, N., Honarpisheh, A. The effect of phototherapy on urinary calcium excretion in newborns. Pediatr Nephrol 20, 1363–1364 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-005-1951-4

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