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Absolute neutrophil counts and fibrinogen levels as an aid in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction

Stefania BasiliUniversity of Rome, Rome, Italy, Dipartimento di Terapia Medica
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Manuela Di FrancoUniversity of Rome, Rome, Italy, Dipartimento di Terapia Medica
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Antonello RosaDipartimento di Emergenza e Accettazione
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Patrizia FerroniDipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia.
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Veronica DiurniDipartimento di Emergenza e Accettazione
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Maria Gabriella ScarpelliniDipartimento di Emergenza e Accettazione
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Giuliano BertazzoniDipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia.Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 135-140 | Received 03 Mar 2003, Accepted 26 Aug 2003, Published online: 23 May 2017

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