Prognostic role of RDW in hematological malignancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a biomarker for discrimination of anemia, has been recently identified as a prognostic factor in various types of cancer. Here we performed a meta-analysis in order to assess the correlation between RDW and the survival outcomes in patient...

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Main Authors: Lisha Ai, Shidai Mu, Yu Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-018-0558-3