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Edited by Kenneth C. Anderson and Paul M. Ness. 929 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1994. $115. ISBN 0-7216-3302-1.

This new textbook blends coverage of blood banking, transfusion medicine, and hematology. The usual technical details relevant to the provision of blood and blood products are distinctly absent. Instead, an impressive group of contributors has created a book that has appeal for both the transfusion-medicine specialist and the practicing physician who transfuses blood and blood products.

The initial section deals with the production of the various cellular elements and the influence of growth factors on the biology of hematopoiesis. This information is well summarized and well presented by outstanding authors, and the section reads like a hematology textbook. This section . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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