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edited by Robert I. Handin, Samuel E. Lux and Thomas P. Stossel, 2nd ed, includes CD-ROM, 2304 pp, with illus, $369, ISBN 0-7817-1993-3, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003.

JAMA. 2003;290:2334-2335.

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The best predictor of long-term viability of a medical text, in my opinion, is its ability to make it to the second edition. Having done that, Blood: Principles and Practice of Hematology, edited by Handin, Lux, and Stossel, takes its place among its well-known peers: the venerable Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology; Williams Hematology; Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice, edited by Hoffman et al; and Blood, edited by Jandl.

This Blood is the collective effort of 120 contributing authors, 47 from the Harvard system. The editors' stated goal is to "provide our readers with a readable, up-to-date, and comprehensive reference textbook covering virtually all aspects of hematology." The book comes with an accompanying CD-ROM.

Except for minor changes, the organization of the text is remarkably similar to that of the 1995 edition. The contents are divided into eight parts, each covering a major subdivision of hematology. The number of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Sucha Nand, MD
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Ill

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