Hepatology: A Textbook of Liver Disease [Hardcover]

David Zakim (Author), Thomas D. Boyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1990 | ISBN-10: 0721621082 | ISBN-13: 978-0721621081 | Edition: 2nd

Called "the Cadillac of hepatology textbooks" by the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, this text presents both comprehensive coverage of normal hepatic physiology and cell biology and all aspects of clinical liver disease. This integrated approach ensures the most thorough review available on liver disease. Included in this edition is new information on viral hepatitis, connective tissue metabolism, and surgical management of liver tumours. The second edition has 50 new contributors, 19 chapters with new authors, and an additional 11 completely new chapters.

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Book Description

Streamlined to cover the scientific aspects of liver disease only as they apply to immediate clinical implications --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

David Zakim, MD, Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College; Professor of Cell Biology and Genetics, Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Attending, New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY; and Thomas D. Boyer, MD, Director, Liver Research Institute, Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1698 pages
• Publisher: W B Saunders Co; 2nd edition (February 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721621082
• ISBN-13: 978-0721621081
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,669,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most famous textbook of hepatology in the world, August 23, 2000

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Tomoaki TOMIYA (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hepatology: A Textbook of Liver Disease (2-Volume Set) (Hardcover)

This textbook is one of the most famus and reliable in the world. It covers all the field of hepatology, and is satisfaactory for specalists of hepatology as well as general physicians.Especially, the chapter of liver regeneration is well organized and stimulous.