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Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Part 1
1Department of Haematology, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, London.
Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|November 27, 1996
Abstract:
This is the first of a two-part article examining the increasing use of peripheral blood stem cell transplant as a treatment for certain types of malignancy. In this article the author reviews the history of the treatment and discusses how the cells are collected. The second article considers the nursing care of patients undergoing transplant and looks at the future implications of the treatment.