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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, plasma viscosity and C-reactive protein in clinical practice
T Ng1
1Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital, London.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine
|April 8, 1999
Abstract:
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, plasma viscosity and C-reactive protein have been increasingly used as inflammatory indicators in assisting disease management. An understanding of the characteristics and limitations of each indicator is important.
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