
What is a disease? - Causes and mechanisms: general principles - What caues disease? - Defence against disease - The role of epidemiology in disease - The body's response to infection - The acute inflammatory response - Chronic and granulomatous inflammation, healing and repair - The immune defence against infection - Circulatory disorders - Features of circulatory disorders - Vascular occlusion and thrombosis - Atherosclerosis and hypertension - Circulatory failure - Cell growth and its disorders - A brief history of cancer - Benign grown disorders - Malignant neoplasms - What causes cancer? - Molecular genetics of cancer - The behaviour of tumours - The clinical efects of tumoursĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:04:49 Associated-names Dilly, Susan A Finlayson, Caroline J Boxid IA1847211 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Includes bibliographical references and index


It puts pathology into its historical, scientific and clinical context for all medical, dental and nursing students and other health professionals This new edition is a straightforward introduction to pathology and the mechanisms of disease.
