Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 817-826 , July 2009

Lung Function, Pulmonary Complications, and Mortality after Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplantation in Children

  • Zühre Kaya

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Hematology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Daniel J. Weiner

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Deniz Yilmaz

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Hematology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Jason Rowan

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Hematology Oncology and BMT, Children's Hospital of Pittuburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Rakesh K. Goyal

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Hematology Oncology and BMT, Children's Hospital of Pittuburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Rakesh K. Goyal, MD, Peditric Hemaology, Oncology and BMT, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, FP, 08-108 Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplant, Children's Hospital Drive, 45th and Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.

Received 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 16 March 2009.

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    Ten-year probabilities of OS after allo-BMT by occurrence of early PC.

    Ten-year probabilities of OS after allo-BMT by occurrence of early PC.

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    Changes in PFTs over time in 20 patients with PFT data at pretransplant, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months.

    Changes in PFTs over time in 20 patients with PFT data at pretransplant, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months.

 Financial disclosure: See Acknowledgments on page 825.

PII: S1083-8791(09)00158-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.03.019

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 817-826 , July 2009

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