Hepatitis-associated aplastic anaemia: Epidemiology and treatment results obtained in Europe. A report of the EBMT aplastic anaemia working party

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 890-895

  Locasciulli, Anna ^a   Bacigalupo, Andrea ^b   Bruno, Barbara ^b   Montante, Barbara ^a   Marsh, Judith ^c   Tichelli, André ^d   Socié, Gerard ^e   Passweg, Jakob ^f  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^f GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Hepatitis associated aplastic anaemia; Immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; GROWTH FACTOR; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SURVIVAL; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952718252     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08194.x     Document Type: Article

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