A. V. Hoffbrand

This work is a standard textbook of haemotology for medical students. It will provide students with an account of the essential features of clinical and laboratory haemotology, with selected reading lists and colour diagrams.

"Advances in the understanding the pathogenesis of blood diseases and improvements in their treatment have continued apace in the five years since the 8th edition of HEH was published. Gene mutations are increasingly used to define and classify inherited and acquired haematological diseases, as a guide to therapy and to predict prognosis. Mutations underlying many rarer blood diseases have been identified, allowing appropriate panels of DNA probes...

This new edition continues to provide a concise and accessible introduction to haematology. It follows the easy-to-use 'at a glance' format of double-page spreads comprising clear, memorable diagrams illustrating the key facts and essential textual information.

This practical text provides trainees, residents and practising haematologists up-to-date knowledge of the pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory features and management of blood disorders. For this fifth edition, all chapters have been revised and new chapters added to reflect the latest advances.