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Semi-ambulatory autologous peripheral blood SCT in 79 patients with multiple myeloma

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Gac, A., Chantepie, S., Marin, E. et al. Semi-ambulatory autologous peripheral blood SCT in 79 patients with multiple myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant 48, 996–997 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2012.259

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