Transplantation at a glance

• Other Authors: Clatworthy, Menna (Editor), Watson, Christopher (Editor), Allison, Michael (Editor), Dunning, John (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK Wiley-Blackwell 2012
• Series: At a glance series
• Subjects: Organ Transplantation; Transplants
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: 104 pages illustrations 28 cm
• ISBN: 9780470658420; 0470658428

The first basic overview of all aspects of transplantation with a clarity not to be found in more inaccessible textbooks. This brand new title provides a succinct overview of both the scientific and clinical principles of organ transplantation and the types of organ transplant, featuring highly-illustrated information covering core topics in transplantation including: * Organ donors * Organ preservation * Assessment of transplant recipients * Indications for transplantation * Immunology of transplantation * Immunosuppression and its complications * Overviews of thoracic and abdominal organ transplantation, including the kidneys, liver, heart and lungs Transplantation at a Glance is the ideal introduction for medical students, junior doctors, surgical trainees, immunology students, pharmacists, and nurses on transplant wards