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Fifth edition. Edited by Robert W. Colman, Victor J. Marder, Alexander W. Clowes, James N. George, and Samuel Z. Goldhaber. 1827 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. $325. ISBN 0-7817-4996-4.

Thrombosis is the leading cause of death in the Western world, with more than half of the population dying of myocardial infarction, stroke, or pulmonary embolism. No longer merely the domain of hematology, the field of hemostasis and thrombosis is now an essential component of cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, pediatrics, vascular medicine, and surgery. Given the medical importance of hemostasis and the major advances in understanding its mechanisms, diagnosis, and therapeutics, Hemostasis and Thrombosis has been the gold standard among textbooks disseminating these advances since its debut in 1982.

The rapid expansion of knowledge makes the fifth edition of Hemostasis and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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