Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma patients from ethnic minority groups in an equal access healthcare system

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 125-127

  Auner, Holger W ^a,b   Pavlu, Jiri ^a   Szydlo, Richard ^a   Giles, Chrissy ^a   Kanfer, Ed ^a   MacDonald, Donald ^a   Marin, David ^a   Milojkovic, Dragana ^a   Rezvani, Katayoun ^a   Goldman, John M ^a   Apperley, Jane F ^a   Landgren, Ola ^c   Rahemtulla, Amin ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Multiple myeloma; Race; Stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

MELPHALAN;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 84858277267     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08906.x     Document Type: Letter

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