Losing the genetic twin: donor grief after unsuccessful unrelated stem cell transplantation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Stem cell transplantations from related or unrelated donors are used to cure leukaemia and other blood diseases. When a patient dies after an unsuccessful transplantation, interested unrelated donors are informed about the failure by...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-01-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/2 |