The Impact of Geographic Proximity to Transplant Center on Outcomes after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 708-715

  Abou Nassar, Karim E ^a   Kim, Haesook T ^b   Blossom, Jeff ^c   Ho, Vincent T ^b   Soiffer, Robert J ^b   Cutler, Corey S ^b   Alyea, Edwin P ^b   Koreth, John ^b   Antin, Joseph H ^b   Armand, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Distance; Geographic proximity; Geography; Overall survival

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859849031     PISSN: 10838791     EISSN: 15236536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.08.022     Document Type: Article

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