Peripheral blood lymphopenia in gangrenous appendicitis.
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We thank the participants of the study for completing the questionnaire and Mrs Sybil Farrell for preparing the manuscript. The Institute of Cancer Research receives support from the Cancer Research Campaign and the Medical Research Council. Dr M C Pike is now at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and is partially supported by grant CA 14089 from the National Institutes of Health.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 301 6745 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990