title: Newborn jaundice and kernicterus. Greater awareness and action needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: Karen T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007647:Kernicterus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010789:Phototherapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology