Unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for children with acute leukemia: Experience at a single institution

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 904-909

  Lee, Jae Hee ^a   Yoon, Hoi Soo ^b   Song, Joon Sup ^c   Choi, Eun Seok ^d   Moon, Hyung Nam ^d   Seo, Jong Jin ^d   Im, Ho Joon ^d  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Cheju Halla General Hospital   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Child; Unrelated donor

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 75349102653     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.5.904     Document Type: Article

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