%0 Journal Article
%T Progress in phototherapy
%A Ara¨˛jo
%A Maria Cristina Korbage de
%A Vaz
%A Fl¨˘vio Adolfo Costa
%A Ramos
%A Jos¨¦ Lauro Ara¨˛jo
%J Sao Paulo Medical Journal
%D 1996
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S1516-31801996000200006
%X the purpose of this article is to present a recent advance in phototherapy employed on newborn babies with jaundice. the efficacy of this treatment depends on the intensity of emitted light; it is believed that a dose between 6 -12 nm is necessary. the usefulness of phototherapy in healthy, full-term infants is currently being questioned. therefore, the adequate use of this therapy should be emphasized until a consensus is reached on its advantages and disadvantages.
%K phototherapy
%K newborn
%K jaundice
%K irradiation
%K efficacy.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1516-31801996000200006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en