Haematological stem cell transplantation in the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases: First experiences from an international project

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 774-776

  Tyndall, A ^a  

^a Felix Platter Spital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032705845     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.774     Document Type: Conference Paper

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