"Blood and Marrow Transplantation Activity in Europe 1997."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Bone Marrow Transplantation, "Data from the annual survey on transplant activity 1997, collected from 457 transplant teams in 31 European countries by the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), were used to describe current status and to assess relative and absolute changes in indication, donor type and stem cell source compared to 1991. A total of 16,950 patients were reported to have a first blood or marrow transplant in 1997. A total of 18,923 procedures, including re- and double transplants were performed. Of the 16,950 first transplants, 4,751 (28%) were allogeneic, 12,199 (72%) autologous...

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