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A History of Haematology : From Herodotus to HIV.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford Medical Histories SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (247 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191027130
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: A History of HaematologyDDC classification:
  • 616.1/5
LOC classification:
  • RC633.M38 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Science before science -- 2 The Enlightenment and the unravelling of the circulation -- 3 From a dream to a nightmare: HIV, haemophilia, and AIDS -- 4 Red blood cells: How they live and how they die -- 5 Blood and the hidden virus -- 6 Radiation and transplantation: Towards an understanding of stem cells -- 7 Leukaemia -- 8 'If you prick us, do we not bleed?': Bleeding and blood clotting -- 9 Molecules, genes, and gene therapy -- 10 The same specialty-but different approaches! -- 11 The role of technology in haematology -- 12 Combination chemotherapy -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
Summary: A beautifully illustrated account of the remarkable developments within haematology, this insightful volume details the scientists and pioneers central to these advances.
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Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Science before science -- 2 The Enlightenment and the unravelling of the circulation -- 3 From a dream to a nightmare: HIV, haemophilia, and AIDS -- 4 Red blood cells: How they live and how they die -- 5 Blood and the hidden virus -- 6 Radiation and transplantation: Towards an understanding of stem cells -- 7 Leukaemia -- 8 'If you prick us, do we not bleed?': Bleeding and blood clotting -- 9 Molecules, genes, and gene therapy -- 10 The same specialty-but different approaches! -- 11 The role of technology in haematology -- 12 Combination chemotherapy -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

A beautifully illustrated account of the remarkable developments within haematology, this insightful volume details the scientists and pioneers central to these advances.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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