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Stem Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

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Effie Petersdorf is supported by grants CA18029, CA100019, AI33484 and AI069197 from the National Institutes of Health.

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Petersdorf, E.W. (2008). Stem Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies. In: Soiffer, R.J. (eds) Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Contemporary Hematology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-438-4_2

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