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Original Research

The Red Blood Cell Distribution Width–Albumin Ratio: A Promising Predictor of Mortality in Stroke Patients

Na Zhao1 Department of Neurology, Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, Wenzhou, 325000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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WanHua Hu1 Department of Neurology, Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, Wenzhou, 325000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zhimin Wu1 Department of Neurology, Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, Wenzhou, 325000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xujie Wu1 Department of Neurology, Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, Wenzhou, 325000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Wei Li1 Department of Neurology, Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, Wenzhou, 325000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yiru Wang1 Department of Neurology, Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, Wenzhou, 325000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Han Zhao2 Department of Neurology, Wenzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhejiang, Wenzhou, 325000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3737-3747 | Published online: 22 Jul 2021

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