title: Platelet indices should not be considered a stand-alone test for monitoring the disease progression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey. dremreyalcinkaya@gmail.com  
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yalcinkaya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bugan
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000097:blood*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male