Blood: Principles and Practice of Hematology (Periodicals) [Hardcover]

Robert I. Handin (Author), Samuel E. Lux (Author), Thomas P. Stossel (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781719933 | ISBN-13: 978-0781719933 | Publication Date: December 23, 2002 | Edition: Second

Following its highly successful and well-respected first edition, this thoroughly revised edition offers much more! Edited and authored by leading authorities in hematology, this scientific reference textbook now comes with a CD-ROM. Additional features include some of the more salient standard and current therapeutics and an easily accessible appendix that provides great reference.

The CD-ROM contains 100 of the most critical illustrations from the text—great for quick consultation from your computer.

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"The editors, colleagues at Harvard University, have achieved their stated goal of creating a 'just right' text that balances pathophysiology and clinical medicine....This informative and lucid text compares very favorably with the other major textbooks of hematology....Whether this text will become another standard or the gold standard will require time and probably a second edition. But the other major texts may be on their way to becoming 'gold-plated' standards."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2190 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (December 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781719933
• ISBN-13: 978-0781719933
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 2.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,983,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Anwar Sheikha, MD, March 3, 2003

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This review is from: Blood: Principles and Practice of Hematology (Periodicals) (Hardcover)

I extensively used the first edition of this book in my teachings to the medical & postgraduate students. After a life time of being through most of the textbooks of hematology, I thought of it as best of the lot. With that enthusiasm, I might have been the first one to purchase the second edition. Actually, I bought it during the ASH meeting when it was still blank papers inside a model light blue cover! Although I try to persuade myself that it is an excellent extension of that great book, I still need sometime to reach that conclusion. I do not know why I feel that the first edition was stronger in its contents. The best thing about this edition is its accompanying CD. An extremely powerful resource that can be put in the bag and be used anywhere. Most of the figures and tables can be used directly for teaching purposes. In conclusion, I think this book is the bible of hematology that could be a sole resource for people from the professorial hierarchy of the trade to the hematology laboratory technician.