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Should busulfan-containing regimen be avoided for young female patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation?

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Okuda, S., Sato, M., Terasako, K. et al. Should busulfan-containing regimen be avoided for young female patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation?. Bone Marrow Transplant 43, 261–262 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2008.309

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