Extreme leukocytosis in the emergency department

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 217-223

  Lawrence, Y R ^a   Raveh, D ^b   Rudensky, B ^c   Munter, G ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Infectious Diseases Unit

^c Clinical Hematology Laboratory

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LITHIUM; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 34447305205     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm006     Document Type: Article

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