The Basic Documentation for Psycho-Oncology in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients: Ratings of Parents and Staff and the Profile of Salivary α-Amylase

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Laboratory markers. The graph shows the mean ± SEM of (a) salivary α-amylase (b) serum cortisol (c) thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), (d) free triiodothyronine (fT3), and (e) free thyroxine (fT4) of pediatric patients before and after allogeneic or autologous HSCT. Mean values were tested for significant differences to baseline values on day −10 before HSCT. If not otherwise indicated with symbols and respective brackets, the differences were not statistically significant. Dotted lines indicate upper and lower normal limits. Symbols directly below or above data points indicate significant decreases beyond the normal limits. Indication of the following symbols are ; ; ; and .

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