A short, up-to-date text on blood groups, for people working or training in the
field of blood transfusion, transplantation, or human genetics, but who are not
specialising in the field of blood groups, the third edition of Essential Guide
to Blood Groups is a pocket-sized book, containing full colour text together
with schematic figures and tables. The book comprises an introduction to blood
groups, followed by chapters on techniques, information on various blood groups,
antibodies, quality assurance in immunohaematology, and it concludes with
chapters on troubleshooting in the laboratory, and FAQs. It also covers the
serology, inheritance, biochemistry and molecular genetics of the most important
blood group systems.