Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 67-75 , March 2007

Hematopoietic cell transplantation from unrelated donors for treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission

  • Frederick R. Appelbaum (Director Clinical Research Division, FHCRC Head Division of Medical Oncology, UWMC)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D5-310, PO Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA. Tel.: +1 206 667 4412; Fax: +1 206 667 6936.

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doi: 10.1016/j.beha.2006.10.007

Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 67-75 , March 2007