Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 Blood donors and the withdrawal of blood 2 Transfusion of blood, blood components and plasma alternatives in oligaemia 3 Immunology of red cells4 ABO,H, LE, P,GLOB and I Blood Group Systems 5 The Rh blood group system (including LW and RHAG) 6 Other red cell antigens 7 Red cell antibodies against self- antigens, bound antigens and induced antigens 8 Blood grouping techniques 9 The transfusion of red cells 10 Red cell incompatibility in vivo 11 Haemolytic transfusion reactions 12 Haemolytic disease of the fetus and the newborn 13 Immunology of leucocytes, platelets and plasma components 14 The transfusion of platelets, leucocytes, haematopoietic progenitor cells, and plasma components 15 Some unfavourable effects of transfusion 16 Infectious agents transmitted by transfusion 17 Exchange transfusion and haemapheresis 18 Alternatives to allogeneic transfusion 19 Plasma Fractionation and Fractionation Products Colour plate Index.