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Why does the place where the allogeneic transplant patient calls home matter?
Author(s) -
Langston Amelia A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.33231
Subject(s) - medicine , hematopoietic cell , government (linguistics) , transplantation , intensive care medicine , surgery , haematopoiesis , stem cell , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , biology
Community health factors play a role in determining outcomes for patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. The transplant community, health advocacy groups, insurers, and government agencies must identify and remedy the reversible challenges and barriers to the successful application of this potentially lifesaving procedure for all patients who may benefit.