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Impact of pre-transplant diffusion lung capacity for nitric oxide (DLNO) and of DLNO/pre-transplant diffusion lung capacity for carbon monoxide (DLNO/DLCO) ratio on pulmonary outcomes in adults receiving allogeneic stem cell transplantation for hematological diseases

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Le Bourgeois, A., Malard, F., Chevallier, P. et al. Impact of pre-transplant diffusion lung capacity for nitric oxide (DLNO) and of DLNO/pre-transplant diffusion lung capacity for carbon monoxide (DLNO/DLCO) ratio on pulmonary outcomes in adults receiving allogeneic stem cell transplantation for hematological diseases. Bone Marrow Transplant 51, 589–592 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2015.284

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