NLM Call no. David T. Bowen, Christopher D. Fegan, Thomas M. Habermann, Robert A. Kyle, Alan Morris, Derwood Pamphilon, K. John Pasi, David J. Perry, Geoffrey D. Poole, R. Martin Rown, N. Keith Shinton, John A. Whittaker. This volume is one of a series of encyclopedias published by CRC covering various aspects of medical science, such as nutrition and clinical pharmacology. Although there is an index, topics are arranged alphabetically, and entries are concise and complete. The first sentence of each entry defines the term, with subsequent information providing more detail, making the book easy to use to find quick definitions as well as more in depth information.
Most entries have extensive cross-references, in bold, to other relevant terms.
Topics such as B cells, cytokines, blood groups, etc. are discussed at length in a textbook fashion. This extends the utility of the book and it can function very well as a review or update source. Occasionally a cross-reference is misleading, as when red cell survival is actually referring to red blood cell survival, which is on a different page. But in general this book will be a very useful resource for students of medical hematology or immunology, and will also be helpful to those in other disciplines seeking a quick definition or an orientation to the terminology and concepts of the discipline. Inc. All rights reserved.