Viral Hepatitis [Hardcover]

Howard C. Thomas (Editor), Stanley Lemon (Editor), Arie J. Zuckerman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 5, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1405130059 | ISBN-13: 978-1405130059 | Edition: 3

There has been an explosion of both the incidence and medical knowledge of viral hepatitis over the last two decades. Not only is the incidence of infection and disease increasing, but new hepatitis viruses have been discovered, as well as the launch of new pharmaceutical products.

Previously published by Churchill Livingstone, Viral Hepatitis by Zuckerman & Thomas was the first comprehensive book on hepatitis and is recognized as the standard reference text in this field.

The new third edition, now published by Blackwell Publishing, addresses the recent advances in diagnosis and treatment with entirely revised and current topics. It covers the entire spectrum of viral hepatitis and has something of interest for every specialist.

Viral Hepatitis presents the latest thinking from the leading international researchers and clinicians working in this field and the Editors are joined by a North American co-Editor for this edition - Professor Stanley Lemon of the University of Texas, Galveston, TX, USA.

This book offers an ideal reference for all healthcare professionals involved in the research and patient care of this disease.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a new edition which is a real milestone for hepatologists. This book represents a hige and successful effort to highlight several aspects of viral hepatitis, through the contributions of the main experts in the field, also including some promising approaches such as hepatic stem cell biology. This is an extremely useful instrument providing a wide range of information [...] which can help us to imporve our management of patients with viral hepatitis."
Digestive and Liver Disease

"This books covers the enitre spectrum of viral hepatitis and has something of interest for every specialist...the topics are refreshingly current and include most of the latest literature...I strongly recommend the book to scientists involved in research and patient care of viral hepatitis."
Helicobacter

From the Back Cover

There has been an explosion in both the incidence and medical knowledge of viral hepatitis in the last two decades. Viral Hepatitis represented the first comprehensive reference book on viral hepatitis. this third edition - new to Blackwell Publishing - has been completely revised and updated to address the recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. The editors have been joined by Professor Stanley Lemon from the University of Texas providing a truly global perspective, collating the latest thinking from the leading international researchers and clinicians in the field.

New chapters include:

• Biology of liver stem cells and liver regeneration


• Basic hepatic immunology and molecular virology of hepatitis A, B, C, D and E


• Host immune response


• Hepatitis E as a zoonosis and the latest results of the hepattitis E vaccine trial

Aimed primarily at hepatologists, but also gastroenterologists and viralogists, Viral Hepatitis remains the reference text for all healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis, treatment and research of this disease.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 896 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 3 edition (September 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405130059
• ISBN-13: 978-1405130059
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 1.8 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,947,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)