Blood Res.  2013 Mar;48(1):5-7. 10.5045/br.2013.48.1.5.

A proposal for improvement in the utilization rate of banked cord blood

• Lee YH
• Kim JY
• Mun YC
• Koo HH

• KMID: 2270717
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5045/br.2013.48.1.5

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Fetal Blood

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The number of stored and transplanted CB units in Korea-CORD according to TNC count.

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  Fig. 2 The number of available and shipped CB units along with the utilization rate according to TNC count (kindly provided by Takanashi at Tokyo Cord Blood Bank).

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