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Uslu, A.U., Demirer, Z. & Aydogmus, Y. Predictive value of neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio in renal cancer. World J Urol 34, 1701–1702 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-016-1851-1
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