Phototherapy for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and childhood eczema, rhinitis and wheeze

• Main Authors: Elizabeth Huiwen Tham (Author), Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo (Author), Anne Goh (Author), Oon Hoe Teoh (Author), Fabian Yap (Author), Kok Hian Tan (Author), Keith M. Godfrey (Author), Hugo Van Bever (Author), Bee Wah Lee (Author), Yap Seng Chong (Author), Lynette Pei-Chi Shek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The pathogenesis of allergic diseases in childhood may be attributed to influences of early environmental stimuli on fetal and neonatal immune regulation. Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is common in the Asian population and up to 20% of infants require phototherapy.We examined the hypothesi...