The National Marrow Donor Program in 2006: Constants and challenges

Transfusion

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1080-1084

  Atlas, Laurence D ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DONOR; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LAW; LEADERSHIP; MONEY; NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTER; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD BANKS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FETAL BLOOD; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33746494901     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00889.x     Document Type: Editorial

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