Clinical hematology. (CD-ROM included).0323019080 Clinical hematology. (CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). included) Ed. by Neal S. Young et al. Elsevier Mosby 2006 1420 pages $189.00 Hardcover RC636 With a commitment to making this new reference relevant to modern practices, that is, to avoid some tradition-bound conventions that put blinders blind·er n. 1. blinders A pair of leather flaps attached to a horse's bridle to curtail side vision. Also called blinkers. 2. Something that serves to obscure clear perception and discernment. on practitioners or cause hematology texts to go on for miles, the editors made some conscious choices with regard to organization, clarity of writing, and use of graphics. They sought to avoid overloading the text with primers in biochemistry, cell biology Cell biology The study of the activities, functions, properties, and structures of cells. Cells were discovered in the middle of the seventeenth century after the microscope was invented. , and molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller (and hundreds of references); and they took into account that access to digital information these days precludes the necessity for textbooks to be encyclopedias, allowing for a focus on distillation of professional experience and discussion of clinical evidence. The graphics were prepared with special consideration for their power to communicate information, often in ways that are superior to text. The included CD-ROM offers the opportunity to use the graphics for teaching purposes, including education of patients. Editors Neal S. Young, Stanton L. Gerson, and Katherine A. High are affiliated, respectively, with national Institutes of Health, Case Western Reserve U., and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. "CHOP" has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Child Magazine in recent years. . ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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