The probability of finding a suitable related donor for bone marrow transplantation in extended families

Blood

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 800-804

  Schipper, R F ^a   D'Amaro, J ^a   Oudshoorn, M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DONOR; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030061659     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v87.2.800.bloodjournal872800     Document Type: Article

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