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Edited by Paulette Mehta. 486 pp., illustrated. Sudbury, Mass., Jones and Bartlett, 2004. $144.95. ISBN 0-7637-1855-6.

Several outstanding books describe the science and clinical practice of hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT), but information in these works generally is based on data collected from studies in adult patients. HSCT plays an important role in the treatment of life-threatening disorders, which in children differ, in many respects, from their adult counterparts. Disorders diagnosed mainly in young patients are uncommon and receive little attention in books with a broad focus. Children also differ from adults in their developmental biology, which contributes to the differences in risk and benefit from HSCT. For these reasons, a book devoted to the procedure in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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