The role of mean platelet volume in predicting severity and prognosis of liver cirrhosis in Egyptian patients

Background and aims Liver cirrhosis is a major public health problem in Egypt due to widespread infection of hepatitis C virus. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a noninvasive, inexpensive parameter of complete blood count. In this study we aimed at evaluating the association between MPV and clinical fe...

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Main Authors: Mohamed S Mohamed, Mohamed A.A Bassiony, Ayman F. Elsayed Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=3;spage=261;epage=265;aulast=Mohamed