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. 2025 Jul 23.
doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-02363-5. Online ahead of print.

Hypoalbuminemia, kernicterus, and the bilirubin/albumin ratio

Robert L Stavis  1 , Jeffrey S Gerdes  2
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Hypoalbuminemia, kernicterus, and the bilirubin/albumin ratio

Robert L Stavis et al. J Perinatol. .
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