Overview

This well known postgraduate reference has been updated to provide a comprehensive and detailed description of the current clinical features, laboratory findings, pathophysiology and treatment of blood diseases and bone marrow disorders. The normal structure and function of the blood, bone marrow, spleen and the immune system are also reviewed.

Full Product Details

Author:   A. Victor Hoffbrand ,  S. Mitchell Lewis ,  Edward D.G. Tuddenham
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Hodder Arnold
Edition:   4th New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 28.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   2.324kg
ISBN:  

9780750605830

ISBN 10:   0750605839
Pages:   736
Publication Date:   15 November 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

The regulation of haemopoietic cell production Erythropoiesis Iron Megaloblastic anaemia Aplastic anaemia and other types of bone marrow failure Genetic disorders of haemoglobin Inherited haemolytic anaemias Acquired haemolytic anaemias Immunohaematology: introduction Antigens in human blood Clinical blood transfusion Phagocytes Normal lymphocytes and non-neoplastic lymphocyte disorders The haematological manifestations of HIV disease The spleen Cytogenetics The molecular basis of leukaemia and lymphoma Acute leukaemia Chronic lymphoid leukaemias Chronic myeloid leukaemia The myelodysplastic syndromes Myelomatosis (multiple myeloma) Malignant lymphomas Non-leukaemic myeloproliferative disorders Bone marrow transplantation Normal haemostasis Inherited platelet disorders The immune thrombocytopenias Inherited bleeding disorders Acquired coagulation, non-immune platelet disorders and vascular purpuras Pathogenesis of thrombosis: antithrombotic therapy Haematological aspects of systemic disease Laboratory practice.

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One of the best texts in any haematology department Journal of Clinical Pathology. ....an astonishing volume of detail is condensed into this book and the perspectives adopted by the authors of the various sections are entirely appropriate British Journal of Hospital Medicine.

One of the best texts in any haematology departmentJournal of Clinical Pathology.....an astonishing volume of detail is condensed into this book and the perspectives adopted by the authors of the various sections are entirely appropriateBritish Journal of Hospital Medicine.

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