2nd Edition

Desk Reference for Hematology

Edited By N.K. Shinton Copyright 2008
1032 Pages 16 Color & 113 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

1032 Pages
by CRC Press

A cross between a dictionary and an encyclopedia, Desk Reference for Hematology, Second Edition presents a concise yet thorough examination of hematology and its relationship with other systems and disorders. The 1500 alphabetically listed articles provide quick and easy access to expert information, the 150 tables put precise data at your fingertips, and the 100 figures are a visual tool that... Read more
Now 1600 articles, 100 entirely new
50 major revisions including:
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Acute myeloid leukaemia
Aplastic anemia
Cell adhesion molecules
Cell signal transduction
Cell surface receptors
Colloids for transfusion
Cytotoxic agents
Essential thrombocythemia
Hematopoiesis
Hereditary hemochromatosis
Hypercoaguable states
Inflammation
Interleukins
Leukemogenesis
Monoclonal antibodies
Myelodysplasia

Myelomatosis


Neutropenia
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Plasmacytosis
Point-of-care-testing
Prion infection
Protein C
Reticulocyte indices

Thrombotic thrombocytopenia


Transfusion transmitted infection
Venous thromboembolic disease

Von Willebrand’s factor


Warfarin
113 Figures – 42 New and 16 in color
157 Tables – 15 new
547 References mostly new -an increase of around 300

Biography

N.K. Shinton