Ethnic differences in donation-related characteristics among potential hematopoietic stem cell donors

Transplantation

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 890-896

  Switzer, Galen E ^a,b,e   Dew, Mary Amanda ^a,c   Harrington, Donna J ^a   Crowley Matoka, Megan ^a,b   Myaskovsky, Larissa ^a   Abress, Linda ^d   Confer, Dennis L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Hematopoietic stem cell donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DONOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 27644592846     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000173648.60978.30     Document Type: Article

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