Scientists have only gradually come to realize that this elegant defence system not only has the potential to help, as in the case of smallpox, but also the potential to do profound harm in health problems ranging from allergies to AIDS, and from organ transplants to cancer. Dr Clark discusses the myriad of medical problems involving the immune system, and systematically explains each one, making the complexities of this delicately balanced mechanism comprehensible to the lay reader.
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Scientists have only gradually come to realize that this elegant defence system not only has the potential to help, as in the case of smallpox, but also the potential to do profound harm in health problems ranging from allergies to AIDS, and from organ transplants to cancer. Dr Clark discusses the myriad of medical problems involving the immune system, and systematically explains each one, making the complexities of this delicately balanced mechanism comprehensible to the lay reader.
Imprint | Oxford University Press Inc, USA |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | August 1997 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | May 1997 |
Authors | William R. Clark |
Dimensions | 205 x 136 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 275 |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-511568-0 |
Barcode | 9780195115680 |
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LSN | 0-19-511568-6 |