Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology, Part 118, Page 2001

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Churchill Livingstone, 2001 - Medical - 633 pages
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This is a highly successful, practical manual with a worldwide reputation that describes all of the techniques used in the investigation of patients with blood diseases. It discusses the principles of each test, possible causes of error, and the interpretation and clinical significance of the results. Each chapter conforms to a specific template, enabling quick and easy access to key information.
  • Concise and informative - contains all the necessary instructions for performing and interpreting laboratory tests
  • Standardized - tests conform to the recommendations of the International Council for Standardisation in Haematology and World Health Organisation
  • Useful at all levels - from primary health centres to specialised centres with sophisticated technology
  • Logical - laboratory approach to clinical situations given in the form of decision trees
  • Thorough - emphasises the importance of attention to technical details of methods, together with critical perspective on their interpretation and clinical utility
  • New editors and new international expert contributors - Sir John Dacie remains as Honorary Editor
  • Revised and expanded sections, including: - developments in automated tests; iron deficiency; leukaemias; neonatal & paediatric testing; haemostasis; blood transfusion
  • New major chapter on essential investigations in under-resourced countries
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    Contents

    units of measurement
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    Haematology in underresourced 27 Appendices 603
    		19
    Investigation of the hereditary
    		167
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    TitleDacie and Lewis Practical Haematology, Part 118, Page 2001
    Churchill Livingstone
    Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology, Shirley Mitchell Lewis
    International student edition
    AuthorSir John Vivian Dacie
    EditorsShirley Mitchell Lewis, Barbara J. Bain, Imelda Bates
    Edition9, illustrated
    PublisherChurchill Livingstone, 2001
    Original fromthe University of Michigan
    DigitizedAug 1, 2008
    ISBN044306377X, 9780443063770
    Length633 pages
    Subjects › 

    Medical / Hematology
      
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