Prognostic Values of Vimentin Expression and Its Clinicopathological Significance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies with 4118 Cases

Zhihua Ye; Xin Zhang; Yihuan Luo; Shikang Li; Lanshan Huang; Zuyun Li; Ping Li; Gang Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163162

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Prognostic Values of Vimentin Expression and Its Clinicopathological Significance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies with 4118 Cases

Zhihua Ye,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P. R. China
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Xin Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P. R. China
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Yihuan Luo,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P. R. China
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Shikang Li,

Affiliation Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P. R. China
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Lanshan Huang,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P. R. China
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Zuyun Li,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P. R. China
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Ping Li,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P. R. China
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Gang Chen

* E-mail: chen_gang_triones@163.com

Affiliation Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P. R. China
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Prognostic Values of Vimentin Expression and Its Clinicopathological Significance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies with 4118 Cases

Zhihua Ye,
Xin Zhang,
Yihuan Luo,
Shikang Li,
Lanshan Huang,
Zuyun Li,
Ping Li,
Gang Chen

Published: September 22, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163162

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