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SUBMITTER: Switzer GE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3978600 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Switzer Galen E GE Bruce Jessica G JG Harrington Donna D Haagenson Michael M Drexler Rebecca R Foley Amy A Confer Dennis D Bishop Michelle M Anderlini Paolo P Rowley Scott S Leitman Susan F SF Anasetti Claudio C Wingard John R JR
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 20131101 1
Hematopoietic stem cells can be procured from unrelated donors via either the bone marrow (BM) aspiration or peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection methods. There is no evidence from prospective randomized trials in the unrelated donor setting about the relative health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) benefits/costs to donors. The goals of this prospective longitudinal investigation were to describe and compare the donation-related HRQoL experiences of 332 BM and PBSC donors. Donors were in ...[more]