This edition of the benchmark text is more a complete revitalization than a revision: over 75 per cent of the text and 80 per cent of the references are new. Clearly written and abundantly illustrated, it presents the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and management of all hematologic disorders. It follows a logical organization from definition to treatment, and descriptions are written in language common to both clinical and basic science, making it as accessible to the general internist as to the specialist