Table of Contents

Contents..Preface to fifth edition.Preface to first edition.Bibliography.1 Blood cell formation (haemopoiesis).2 Erythropoiesis and general aspects of anaemia.3 Hypochromic anaemias and iron overload.4 Megaloblastic anaemias and other macrocytic anaemias.5 Haemolytic anaemias.6 Genetic disorders of haemoglobin.7 The white cells 1: granulocytes, monocytes and their benign disorders.8 The white cells 2: lymphocytes and their benign disorders.9 The spleen.10 The aetiology and genetics of haematological malignancies.11 Management of haematological malignancy.12 Acute leukaemias.13 Chronic myeloid leukaemia.14 Myelodysplasia.15 The chronic lymphoid leukaemias.16 Hodgkin's lymphoma.17 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.18 Multi myeloma and related disorders.19 Myeloproliferative disorders.20 Aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure.21 Stem cell transplantation.22 Platelets, blood coagulation and haemostasis.23 Bleeding disorders caused by vascular and platelet abnormalities.24 Coagulation disorders.25 Thrombosis and antithrombotic therapy.26 Haematological changes in systemic disease.27 Blood transfusion.28 Pregnancy and neonatal haematology.Appendices.1 Principal features of known cluster differentiation (CD) molecules.2 Normal values.3 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of myeloid and lymphoid neoplasms

About the Author

Professor A.V. Hoffbrand- Emeritus Professor of Haematology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London. Professor P.A.H. Moss- Professor of Haematology, University of Birmingham. Dr J.E. Pettit- Haematologist, Medlab South, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Reviews

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