Essential Haematology, Includes FREE Desktop Edition, 6th Edition

A new edition from the international, best-selling series of Essential textbooks, all of which are designed to support lecture series or themes on core topics within the health sciences. Essential Haematology presents the key features of clinical and laboratory haematology and describes how advances in molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry and physiology have increased our understanding of normal blood cell formation and function. Includes an expanded treatment range, an expanded section on bone marrow transplantation and the management of bone marrow failure with full colour blood and bone marrow photographs and line drawings throughout. For the first time, this new editions is fully supported by a suite of online MCQs and answers and is now available as a FREE enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition (upon purchase of the textbook). Colour illustrations: 150 Colour halftones: 165

Essential Haematology is established as the most authoritative introduction to haematology. Beautifully presented, it introduces the formation and function of blood cells and diseases that arise from dysfunction and disruption of these processes. Basic science, diagnostic tests, clinical features and management are all clearly explained. The book outlines the basic principles of clinical and laboratory haematology and shows how manifestations of blood diseases can be explained by new knowledge of the disease processes. For the first time, Essential Haematology is fully supported by a suite of online MCQs and answers, and is now available as a FREE enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition (upon purchase of the book). Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research in this fast-moving field Contains summary boxes at the end of each chapter Includes an expanded treatment range and an expanded section on bone marrow failure and transplantation Includes a companion website at www.wiley.com/go/essentialhaematology featuring figures and tables from the book for downloading, and interactive multiple choice questions prepared by the authors