Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine: Basic Principles and Practice

This new reference offer readers today's most practical approach to blood banking and transfusion medicine. It examines new advances in molecular genetics and the scientific mechanisms underlying the field ... and explains their applications in clinical practice.A consistent chapter organization and nearly 500 crisp illustrations make this resource exceptionally easy to use. The first book to offer readers a truly integrated perspective on the molecular genetic aspects of the discipline along with its distinctly clinical counterpart. Features advances in the use of blood products, new methods of disease treatment, and full discussions of stem cell transplantation. Details a broad range of current clinical controversies ... and presents the authors' preferred management approach to these issues when relevant.