Blood Cells: A Practical Guide

• Enables both the haematologist and laboratory scientist to identify blood cell features, from the most common to the more obscure
• Provides essential information on methods of collection, blood film preparation and staining, together with the principles of manual and automated blood counts
• Completely revised and updated, incorporating much newly published information: now includes advice on further tests when a specific diagnosis is suspected
• 400 high quality photographs to aid with blood cell identification
• Highlights the purpose and clinical relevance of haematology laboratory tests throughout

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