The role of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio to leverage the differential diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever attack and acute appendicitis |
Kucuk, Adem
(Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University)
Erol, Mehmet Fatih (Department of General Surgery, Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital) Senel, Soner (Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cumhuriyet University) Eroler, Emir (Department of General Surgery, Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital) Yumun, Havvanur Alparslan (Department of General Surgery, Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital) Uslu, Ali Ugur (Department of Internal Medicine, Cumhuriyet University) Erol, Asiye Mukaddes (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital) Tihan, Deniz (Department of General Surgery, Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital) Duman, Ugur (Department of General Surgery, Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital) Kucukkartallar, Tevfik (Department of General Surgery, Necmettin Erbakan University) Solak, Yalcin (Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University) |
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