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Clinical impact of pre-transplant diastolic function on outcome after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT

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The authors thank Dr Makoto Saito for his professional advice regarding the statistical analyses.

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  1. Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    N Shingai, K Kakihana, G Oshikawa, T Kobayashi, N Doki, H Sakamaki & K Ohashi

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Shingai, N., Kakihana, K., Oshikawa, G. et al. Clinical impact of pre-transplant diastolic function on outcome after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 49, 1241–1243 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2014.126

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