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Other inflammatory markers ought to be kept in mind when assessing the mean platelet volume in clinical practice

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Medical Academy, Gulhane School of Medicine, Tevfik Saglam St., 06018, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey

    Sevket Balta, Sait Demirkol, Zekeriya Arslan, Murat Unlu & Turgay Celik

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Gulhane Medical Academy, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey

    Uzeyir Yildizoglu

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Balta, S., Demirkol, S., Yildizoglu, U. et al. Other inflammatory markers ought to be kept in mind when assessing the mean platelet volume in clinical practice. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 270, 2373–2374 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-013-2522-0

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