Prognostic Significance of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Primary Liver Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Tong-Chun Xue; Lan Zhang; Xiao-Yin Xie; Ning-Ling Ge; Li-Xin Li; Bo-Heng Zhang; Sheng-Long Ye; Zheng-Gang Ren

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096072

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Prognostic Significance of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Primary Liver Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Tong-Chun Xue,

Affiliations Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Lan Zhang,

Affiliations Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Xiao-Yin Xie,

Affiliations Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Ning-Ling Ge,

Affiliations Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Li-Xin Li,

Affiliations Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Bo-Heng Zhang,

Affiliations Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, P.R. China, Department of Medical Statistics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Sheng-Long Ye,

Affiliations Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Zheng-Gang Ren

* E-mail: ren.zhenggang@zs-hospital.sh.cn

Affiliations Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Prognostic Significance of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Primary Liver Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Tong-Chun Xue,
Lan Zhang,
Xiao-Yin Xie,
Ning-Ling Ge,
Li-Xin Li,
Bo-Heng Zhang,
Sheng-Long Ye,
Zheng-Gang Ren

Published: May 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096072

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