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Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome post-chemotherapy in pediatric and adolescent age: case series of six patients in Qatar

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  1. Catherine Cole and Chiara Cugno contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Sidra Medicine, P.O. Box 26999, Doha, Qatar

    Tayseer AlSaad, Tayseer Yousif, Ayman Saleh, Catherine Cole & Chiara Cugno

  2. Pharmacy Clinical Services, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar

    Hinda Ahmed

  3. Advanced Cell Therapy Core, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar

    Chiara Cugno

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AlSaad, T., Yousif, T., Saleh, A. et al. Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome post-chemotherapy in pediatric and adolescent age: case series of six patients in Qatar. Ann Hematol 101, 693–695 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-021-04526-8

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