Hereditary Diseases and Blood Transfusion

Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual International Symposium on Blood Transfusion, Groningen 1994, organized by the Red Cross Blood Bank, Groningen--Drenthe

This book is the only published literature that comprehensively discusses all aspects of transfusion of transmissible diseases, the facts and the fiction. It is of paramount importance to all involved in the vein to vein chain of transfusion medicine. Transmissible Diseases and Blood Transfusion is an important reference for all

The international symposia on blood transfusion in Groningen have taken place without interruption since 1976. Each year Dr. Smit-Sibinga and his team have not only organized a meeting on timely topics in blood transfusion, but also succeeded in attracting prominent chairmen and speakers. The subject of the 24th Symposium was

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease of the blood. It is caused by a defect in one gene of a person. Genes are the elements in cells that carry the information that determines traits, such as hair or eye color. In sickle cell anemia, a defect in the gene

This handbook focuses on the fundamentals of clinical transfusion. Specific guidance on the management of different clinical situations is the objective in order to facilitate clinical decision making. This handbook fills a void between the minimal information in general textbooks of medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, etc. and the more detailed texts