Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 423-427 , May 2009

HLA-DR-matched Parental Donors for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with High-risk Acute Leukemia

Received 12 March 2008 ,Revised 11 September 2008 ,Accepted 24 September 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60087-5

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60087-5

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 423-427 , May 2009

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