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Research Article

Reconsidering the relation between serum homocysteine and red blood cell distribution width: a cross-sectional study of a large cohort

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Pages 483-486 | Received 19 Dec 2017, Accepted 18 Feb 2018, Published online: 02 Mar 2018

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