{"product_id":"basic-immunology-functions-and-disorders-of-the-immune-system-paperback-9780323549431","title":"Basic Immunology; Functions and Disorders of the Immune System (Paperback) 9780323549431","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBasic Immunology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFunctions and Disorders of the Immune System\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eClinically focused, highly accessible coverage of the complex field of human immunology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAbul Abbas (Author), Andrew Lichtman (Author), Shiv Pillai (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780323549431\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 April 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 185 illustrations (185 in full color)\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 19 x 2.2 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This well-done revision of a book on basic and relevant concepts of immunology integrates current developments in the field with clinical implications.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Vincent K Tsiagbe, MS, Ph.D. (Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine) \u003cb\u003eDoody's Score: 99-5 Stars!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously reviewed and updated for today’s medical students, \u003ci\u003eBasic Immunology, 6th Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team as the best-selling, comprehensive text, \u003ci\u003eCellular and Molecular Immunology\u003c\/i\u003e. 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