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Cremer, Perryman and Richards: light treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia

Contribution grade

Maternal, reproductive and child health · EMPIRICAL

Reference score140,000Provisional editorial estimate of this exact contribution; its grade is assessed separately.

What changed

Reported visible-light exposure associated with reduced bilirubin in jaundiced infants.

Scientific scope

The record is the exact three-author 1958 Lancet article. It does not absorb the initial ward observations, later randomized trials, wavelength optimization, safety guidance or every modern neonatal-jaundice protocol.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the exact three-author 1958 Lancet article. It does not absorb the initial ward observations, later randomized trials, wavelength optimization, safety guidance or every modern neonatal-jaundice protocol.

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Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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