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Original Research: Oncology

Red blood cell distribution width as a potential inflammatory marker in pediatric osteomyelitis

Irem Eldema Department of Pediatrics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MissouriORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9930-7990
, MDORCID Icon,
Mhd Hasan Almekdashb Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
, MA, MS, PhD,
Obada Almadanic Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
, MD,
Fatma Leventd AdventHealth for Children, Department of Pediatrics, Orlando, FloridaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5325-7780
, MDORCID Icon &
Mohamad M. Al-Rahawane Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8116-0369
, MDORCID Icon
Pages 443-447 | Received 13 Jan 2023, Accepted 25 Apr 2023, Published online: 11 May 2023

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