Allergy: Principles & Practice, 2-Volume Set [Hardcover]

Elliott Middleton Jr. (Author), Charles E. Reed (Author), Elliot F. Ellis (Author), N. Franklin Adkinson Jr. (Author), John W. Yunginger (Author), William W. Busse (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0815100728 | ISBN-13: 978-0815100720 | Publication Date: June 15, 1998 | Edition: 5

This two-volume set presents the full knowledge base of modern allergy, with a logical series of chapters arranged according to basic science and clinical science. This updated fifth edition reflects the immense progress made in the understanding of molecular biologic and immunologic approaches to allergic disease.

... Offers comprehensive coverage of the basic science and clinical medicine of allergies. ... 150 contributors, plus 6 editors, comprised of world-class scientists and clinicians, make this a definitive resource on allergy-immunology NEW TO THIS EDITION: ... Includes 17 new chapters on the latest information from newly emerging areas such as latex allergy, histamine-releasing factors, the role of epithelial cells, and more. ... Includes a new cytokines table on the inside covers. ... Provides new color inserts in both volumes. ... Includes a new cytokines table on the inside covers.

Editorial Reviews

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The key reference for allergists, this is a must for libraries that desire and can afford complete medical coverage. Smaller collections may want less-expensive volumes such as Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment (Humana, 1997), edited by Phil Lieberman and John Anderson, or Allen Kaplan's Allergy (W.B. Saunders, 1997).
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Review

"The definitive text in its field." -JAMA "The primary resource for the discipline of allergy" -Doody's Health Science Book Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1933 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 5 edition (June 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815100728
• ISBN-13: 978-0815100720
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.8 x 2.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,498,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must have book for allergists, April 4, 2000

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This review is from: Allergy: Principles & Practice, 2-Volume Set (Hardcover)

A reference book for allergists and anyone training or practicing as an allergy-immunology subspecialist. It is an extensive and comprehensive review of allergic diseases. I found specially useful the tables and boxes which summarizes the very essential in one shot. It includes practical applications for daily practice problems.One con: It comes very short on drug allergy.