Having a sibling as donor: Patients' experiences immediately before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Summary, in English

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) offers a potential cure for a variety of diseases but is also associated with significant risks. With HSCT the donor is either a relative, most often a sibling, or an unrelated registry donor.

• Author: Annika Kisch; Ingrid Bolmsjö; Stig Lenhoff; Mariette Bengtsson
• Department/s: Department of Health Sciences; Division of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine; Chronic Inflammatory and Degenerative Diseases Research Unit
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 436-442
• Publication/Series: European Journal of Oncology Nursing
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 4
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24721180?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2014.03.004
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Nursing
• Status: Published
• Research group: Chronic Inflammatory and Degenerative Diseases Research Unit
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1462-3889