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Can we predict the prognosis of COPD with a routine blood test?

BACKGROUND: The major characteristic of COPD is systemic inflammation. The parameters such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and eosinophil-to-basophil ratio (EBR) in routine blood test (RBT) are considered to be the underlying biomarkers of inflammation. We hypothesized that the prognosis of...

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Autores principales: Xiong, Wei, Xu, Mei, Zhao, Yunfeng, Wu, Xueling, Pudasaini, Bigyan, Liu, Jin-ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28243079
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S124041