Essential haematology / A.V. Hoffbrand, J.E. Pettit.
By: Hoffbrand, A. V
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Contributor(s): Pettit, J. E.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Blackwell Scientific, 1980Description: vii, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 063200679X .Subject(s): HematologyDDC classification: 616.15
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 616.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00037058 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Essential Haematology" is established as the most authoritative introduction to the subject for bioscience and medical students, junior doctors, laboratory scientists and nurses. This new edition is beautifully presented, introducing the formation and function of blood cells, and diseases that arise from dysfunction and disruption of these processes. Basic science, diagnostic tests and clinical features and management are all easily explained. THE introductory text for clinical and laboratory haematology An authoritative and accessible textbook now fully revised Beautifully presented - a joy to learn from Features a new standardized approach to clinical features and management of disease
Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface to fourth edition Preface to first edition Bibliography
- 1 Blood Cell Formation (haemopoiesis)
- 2 Erythropoiesis and General Aspects of Anaemia
- 3 Hypochromic Anaemias and Iron Overload
- 4 Megaloblastic Anaemias and Other Macrocytic Anaemias
- 5 Haemolytic Anaemias
- 6 Genetic Disorders of Haemoglobin
- 7 Aplastic Anaemia and Bone Marrow Failure
- 8 Stem Cell Transplantation
- 9 The White Cells
- 1 Granulocytes, Monocytes and Their Benign Disorders
- 10 The White Cells
- 2 Lymphocytes and Their Benign Disorders
- 11 The Genetics of Haematological Malignancies
- 12 Acute Leukaemias
- 13 Chronic Leukaemia and Myelodysplasia
- 14 The Chronic Lymphoid Leukaemias
- 15 Malignant Lymphomas
- 16 Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders
- 17 Myeloproliferative Disorders
- 18 Platelets, Blood Coagulation and Haemostasis
- 19 Bleeding Disorders Caused By Vascular and Platelet Abnormalities
- 20 Coagulation Disorders
- 21 Thrombosis and Antithrombotic Therapy
- 22 Haematological Changes in Systemic Disease
- 23 Blood Transfusion
- 24 Pregnancy and Paediatric Haematology Appendices
- 1 Principal Features of Known Cluster Differentation (Cd) Molecules
- 2 Normal Values
- 3 World Health Organisation Classification of Myeloid and Lymphoid Neoplasms
- Glossary of molecular genetics
- Index