The effectiveness of postoperative neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio in predicting long-term recurrence after stomach cancer surgery

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 352-359

  Kim, Yun Hong ^a   Choi, Won Joon ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Lymphocyte; Neoplasm recurrence; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872038662     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2012.83.6.352     Document Type: Article

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