Ascific fluid analysis: The role of biochemistry and haematology

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 282-286

  Jeffery, Jinny ^a   Murphy, Michael J ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL; PERITONEUM TUMOR; PERITONITIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHILS; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PERITONITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035350246     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.5.1571     Document Type: Article

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