Mean Platelet Volume in Ocular Behçet’s Disease
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Mean Platelet Volume in Ocular Behçet's Disease
OBJECTIVE To determine whether mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of disease severity in ocular Behçet's Disease (BD). MATERIALS AND METHODS The study population was 30 newly diagnosed ocular BD patients who presented with active uveitis. These patients had no past history of smoking, drug use, or systemic diseases including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Scientific World Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1537-744X
DOI: 10.1155/2013/215912