Beauty in Simplicity: Abnormal Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Resistant Hypertension

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¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
² Fresenius Medical Care Hungary, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

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Tibor Fülöp et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015 Jul.

. 2015 Jul;17(7):538-40.

doi: 10.1111/jch.12526. Epub 2015 Mar 23.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
² Fresenius Medical Care Hungary, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

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Increased Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients With Resistant Hypertension.
Belen E, Sungur A, Sungur MA, Erdoğan G. Belen E, et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015 Jul;17(7):532-7. doi: 10.1111/jch.12533. Epub 2015 Mar 23. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015. PMID: 25807989 Free PMC article.

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