Pharmacoeconomic Impact of Thiotepa-Containing Conditioning Regimens in a Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant Center
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Hematopoetic stem cell transplantation in children.
Bone marrow transplantation is called hematopoetic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), since peripheral blood and umbilical cord blood can also be used as sources of stem cell currently. In children, bone marrow transplantation is used as a definite treatment method in many diseases including hemoglobinopaties, immune deficiencies, bone marrow failure and congenital metabolic diseases in addition...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1083-8791
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.11.593