Pediatric hematology
By: edited by Robert J. Arceci, Ian M. Hann, Owen P. Smith ; foreword by A. Victor Hoffbrand.
Contributors: Arceci, Robert.; Hann, Ian M.; Smith, Owen P.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 826
ISBN-13: 9781405134002
Subjects: Pediatric hematology; Hematologic Diseases; Child
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hematopoiesis: an introduction; title: Failure of red cell production; title: Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes; title: Acquired aplastic anemia; title: Disorders of iron metabolism: iron deficiency, iron overload and the sideroblastic anemias; title: Megaloblastic anemia and disorders of cobalamin and folate metabolism; title: Nonimmune neonatal anemias; title: Immune hemolytic anemias; title: Disorders of erythrocyte metabolism including porphyria; title: Sickle cell disease; title: Hemoglobin variants and the rarer hemoglobin disorders; title: Red cell membrane abnormalities; title: Thalassemias; title: Disorders of granulopoiesis and granulocyte function; title: Histiocytic disorders; title: Acute myeloid leukemia; title: Chronic myeloid leukemia; title: Myelodysplatic syndromes; title: Primary and acquired immunodeficiency; title: Clinical features and therapy of lymphoblastic leukemia; title: Lymphomas; title: Inherited and congenital thrombocytopenia; title: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; title: Thrombocytosis; title: Platelet function disorders; title: Hemophilia A and B; title: von Wilebrand disease; title: Rare congenital hemorrhage disorders; title: Acquired disorders of hemostasis; title: Bleeding in the neonate; title: Thromboembolic complications in children; title: Blood components and fractionated plasma products: preparation, indications and administration; title: Hazards of transfusion; title: Management of infection in children with bone marrow failure; title: Hematologic effects of systemic disease and nonhematopoietic tumors; title: Lysosomal storage disorders; title: Reference values.