Hematology in Clinical Practice, Fifth Edition, Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in China. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Previous editions copyright © 2005 and 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and 1999, 1996, 1993, and 1989 by Appleton & Lange.
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ISBN 978-0-07-162699-6
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This book was set in Goudy by Glyph International.
The editors were James Shanahan and Harriet Lebowitz.
The production supervisor was Catherine Saggese.
Project management was provided by Rajni Pisharody at Glyph International.
The text designer was Mary McKeon.
Cover photo: Scanning electron micrograph of red and white blood cells and platelets. Credit: Stem Jems/ Photo Researchers, Inc.
China Translation & Printing Services, Ltd. was printer and binder.