Evaluation of centre and period effects in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in France

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 645-651

  Mesnil, F ^a,c   Jouet, J P ^a,b   Tuppin, P ^a   Vernant, J P ^b,c   Golmard, J L ^c  

^a Etablissement Francais des Greffes   (France)

^b France Greffe de Moelle   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Centre effect; Evaluation; Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Period effect; Survival analysis; Transplant related mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEALTH CENTER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 5044248303     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704622     Document Type: Article

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