Accurate use of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio from the perspective of laboratory experts

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-14

  Sertoglu, Erdim ^a   Uyanik, Metin ^b  

^a ANKARA MEVKI MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; PADGEM PROTEIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ATRIAL SEPTUM; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 84891075593     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/VHRM.S56906     Document Type: Letter

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