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. 2018 Mar;10(3):1522–1531. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.02.58

Embase strategy.

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May 2017 #20. #17 AND #18 AND #19 37
#19. #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 3,004
#19. #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 64,034
#17. #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 3,512,600
#16. ‘plr’ 2,678
#15. ‘platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio’ 766
#14. ‘platelet to lymphocyte ratio’ 766
#13. ‘platelet lymphocyte ratio’/exp 1,245
#12. ‘esophagus carcinoma’ 15,242
#11. ‘esophageal carcinoma’ 7,771
#10. ‘esophageal cancer’ 24,793
#9. ‘esophagus neoplasm’ 17
#8. ‘esophageal neoplasm’ 421
#7. ‘esophagus cancer’/exp 57,252
#6. ‘mortality’ 1,073,552
#5. ‘survival’ 1,391,365
#4. ‘outcome’ 2,054,741
#3. ‘prognostic’ 359,252
#2. ‘prognoses’ 9,581
#1. ‘prognosis’/exp 605,644