Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 14, Issue 12 , Pages 1394-1400 , December 2008

Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Impact of Donor Source on Survival

Received 16 May 2008 ,Accepted 21 September 2008.

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 Financial disclosure: See Acknowledgments on page 1399.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.09.021

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 14, Issue 12 , Pages 1394-1400 , December 2008

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