Bone marrow transplantation for sickle cell anemia

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-166

  Vermylen, Christiane ^a   Cornu, Guy ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLEEN INFARCTION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 0029970935     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00062752-199603020-00010     Document Type: Review

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