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Review
. 2017 Feb;23(2):193-200.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.11.007. Epub 2016 Nov 15.

Aging: Treating the Older Patient

Ashley Rosko  1 , Andrew Artz  2
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Review

Aging: Treating the Older Patient

Ashley Rosko et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2017 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Allogeneic; Autologous; Elderly; Geriatric assessment; Multiple myeloma; Transplant.

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Conflict of interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to report.

Figures

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Figure 1
Allogeneic transplant malignant indications and change over time in the United States reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research.
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  • Reprint of: Aging: Treating the Older Patient.
    Rosko A, Artz A. Rosko A, et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2017 Mar;23(3S):S10-S17. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.01.002. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2017. PMID: 28236837 Review. No abstract available.

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