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National Research Council, Assembly of Life Sciences, Division of Medical Sciences, Committee on Phototherapy in the Newborn. 1974. Final report of the Committee on Phototherapy in the Newborn . Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 41 pp.

Annotation: This report was produced following a workshop on phototherapy in the newborn held February 12 and 13, 1973, and conducted by the Committee on Phototherapy in the Newborn established by the National Academy of Sciences. It discussed the clinical aspects and side effects of phototherapy, research on the effectiveness of light and effective wavelengths, and bioengineering, including standardization of irradiance meters and phototherapy units. It ends with a list of references and two appendices: one on the recommendations of the committee to initiate a study of the effects of light on newborn and the other a list of titles of papers in Phototherapy in the Newborn: An Overview.

Keywords: Newborn infants, Phototherapy, Research

Odell GB, Schaffer R, Simopoulos AP, eds. 1974. Phototherapy in the newborn: An overview. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 190 pp.

Annotation: This volume includes selected papers from a symposium held in Washington, DC, February 12-13, 1973, under the sponsorship of the Committee on Phototherapy in the Newborn. Also provided are additional technical papers prepared by various members of the Committee. It is intended to be of interest to photobiologists, photochemists, bioengineers, physicists, medical researchers, and clinicians. Topics include the use of phototherapy; bilirubin; neonatal hyperbilirubinemia; bilirubin-dependent brain damage; phototherapy and preterm infants; circadian rhythms, and clinical management of infants with hyperbilirubinemia. Reference notes are provided at the end of each paper. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Conferences, Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal jaundice, Neonatal screening, Phototherapy
   

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