A revision of the first edition, focusing on the application of scientific principles to the clinical diagnosis and management of haematologic diseases, this is a fully integrated approach incorporating the latest scientific information. The text should help the reader gain the widest possible overview in all aspects of assessment and management, featuring as it does the authors' preferred treatment methods set off from the text to highlight individual approaches. It includes sections on consultative haematology and special tests and procedures, as well as a new immunology section and a strengthening of the transfusion medicine section.

