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Comment
. 2007 Sep;92(5):F330-1.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.112342.

Preventing kernicterus: a wake-up call

Kevin Ives  1
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Preventing kernicterus: a wake-up call

Kevin Ives. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Perspective on the paper by Manning et al (see page 342)

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: NKI receives medicolegal instructions in cases of litigation related to kernicterus.

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