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Predictive value of platelet to lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in evaluating both lung involvement and severity of patients with coronavirus disease 2019

Yusuf Aksu, Ali U. Uslu, Gülten Tarhan and Mustafa Karagülle
Saudi Medical Journal November 2021, 42 (11) 1223-1228; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.11.20210485

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