Hematopoietic cell transplantation with autologous cord blood in patients with severe aplastic anemia: An opportunity to revisit the controversy regarding cord blood banking for private use

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1009-1012

  Rosenthal, Joseph ^a   Woolfrey, Ann E ^b,c   Pawlowska, Anna ^a   Thomas, Sandra H ^a   Appelbaum, Frederick ^b   Forman, Stephen ^a  

^a City of Hope ^*  (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous transplant; Cord blood; Severe aplastic anemia (SAA)

Indexed keywords

APLASTIC ANEMIA; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD BANK; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANEMIA, APLASTIC; BLOOD BANKS; FETAL BLOOD; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; PRIVATIZATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 79954469218     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22970     Document Type: Review

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