Clinics in Haematology. Vol. 10, number 3, October 1981. Haematology in Tropical Areas

Haematology in Tropical Areas: Clinics in Haematology

CLINICS in Haematology were introduced some 10 years ago to provide in depth reviews of different aspects of the discipline and have become an accepted and highly respected part of haematology literature. To mark the 10th anniversary there has been a break from tradition and rather than dealing with a specialised topic, the present issue is devoted to Haematology in Tropical Areas. That the spe...

Trends in Haematology

Trends in Haematology contains review articles on selected topics by distinguished authors. The 25 subjects covered are wide-ranging and embrace clinical haematology, genetics, immunology and cytochemistry. Dr. Rosemary Briggs outlines the development of the present day theory of blood coagulation, Professor Herbert gives an excellent description of folic acid and vitamin B12 metabolism and Dr....

Haematology in Africa

All diseases result from our genes and from the environment. This is conventional teaching for first year medical students: and if the medical school is in Africa it is hard to find a better example than blood diseases, given that in Africa, on one hand, haemoglobinopathies affect millions of people (WHO Working Group, 1982), while on the other hand, malaria, hookworm and nutritional deficiency...

Data processing in haematology.

The output from a Coulter model S is captured by a specially designed silent interface which visualizes the results, automatically prints the data on a continuous paper roll and transmits the information to a card punch located in a data processing room. Further requested test data and patient identification data are subsequently added manually to the punch card. The completed deck of cards is ...

Haematology in general practice.