Phototherapy in a new light.
Visible light phototherapy has been used in the treatment of neonatal jaundice for more than 25 years. This article reviews the current state of knowledge of how phototherapy works and provides a framework for understanding why green may soon become the color of choice for phototherapy lamps.
D000818:Animals; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007536:Isomerism; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000628:therapy*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010777:Photochemistry; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000592:standards; D051381:Rats; D011911:Rats, Gunn
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