The Textbook of Hepatology: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice [Hardcover]

"...a superb reference and sets the standard for both content and quality. You will learn much from reading this outstanding textbook of liver disease." Practical Gastroenterology

THE encyclopedic guide to hepatology - for consultation by clinicians and basic scientists Previously the Oxford Textbook of Clinical Hepatology, this two-volume textbook is now with Blackwell Publishing. It covers basic, clinical and translational science (converting basic science discoveries into the practical applications to benefit people). Edited by ten leading experts in the liver and biliary tract and their diseases, along with outstanding contributions from over 200 international clinicians, this text has global references, evidence and extensive subject matter - giving you the best science and clinical practice discussed by the best authors. It includes unique sections on: * Symptoms and signs in liver disease * Industrial diseases affecting the liver * The effects of diseases of other systems on the liver * The effects of liver diseases on other systems It's bigger and more extensive than other books and discusses new areas in more depth such as stem cells, genetics, genomics, proteomics, transplantation, mathematics and much more. Plus, it comes with a fully searchable CD ROM of the entire content. Click here to view a sample chapter on the liver and coagulation

Professor Juan Rodes, Professor of Hepatology and Hospital Director, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain. Currently Editor of the Journal of Hepatology. Professor Jean-Pierre Benhamou, Professor of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hopital Beaujon, Clichy, France, Former Editor of the Journal of Hepatology. Professor Andres Blei, Department of Medicine, Lakeside Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago Professor Jurg Reichen, University of Bern, Switzerland. Former Administrative Secretary of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Professor Mario Rizzetto, Professor of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy. Former Administrative Secretary of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Professor Jean-Francois Dufour, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bern, Switzerland Professor Scott Friedman, Division of Liver Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Dr Pere Gines, Consultant Hepatologist, Liver Unit, University of Barcelona, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona Dr Dominique-Charles Valla, Service d'Hepatologie, Federation Medico-Chirurgicale d'Hepatogastroenterologie, Hopital Beaujon, Clichy, France Dr Fabien Zoulim, INSERM Unit 271, Lyon