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Single intra-arterial injection of mesenchymal stromal cells for treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease: a pilot study

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Pages 265-268 | Received 29 Apr 2009, Accepted 06 Oct 2009, Published online: 04 Dec 2009

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