Relation between red blood cell distribution width and inflammatory biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 505-506

  Lee, Woong Soo ^a   Kim, Think You ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950477516     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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