Mean platelet volume is a useful indicator of systemic inflammation in cirrhotic patients with ascitic fluid infection
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2014, Vol 13, Issue 5
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Burak Suvak, Serkan Torun, Adnan Tas, Yavuz Beyazit
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