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A combination of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratios as a useful predictor of survival outcomes following the transarterial chemoembolization of huge hepatocellular carcinoma

Juanfang Liu, Wenguang Zhang, Rongfang Niu, Yahua Li, Xueliang Zhou and Xinwei Han
Saudi Medical Journal April 2020, 41 (4) 376-382; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.4.24911
Juanfang Liu
From the Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Wenguang Zhang
From the Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Rongfang Niu
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Yahua Li
From the Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Xueliang Zhou
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Xinwei Han
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Juanfang Liu, Wenguang Zhang, Rongfang Niu, Yahua Li, Xueliang Zhou, Xinwei Han
Saudi Medical Journal Apr 2020, 41 (4) 376-382; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.4.24911

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Saudi Medical Journal Apr 2020, 41 (4) 376-382; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.4.24911
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