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The usefulness of neutrophil/lymphocyte count ratio in the diagnosis and prognosis of bacterial sepsis – An old parameter with new implications Cover

The usefulness of neutrophil/lymphocyte count ratio in the diagnosis and prognosis of bacterial sepsis – An old parameter with new implications

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|Feb 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2020-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2284-5623 | Journal ISSN: 1841-6624
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 48
Submitted on: Jul 11, 2019
Accepted on: Nov 3, 2019
Published on: Feb 7, 2020
Published by: Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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