Hemorrhagic Diseases and Thrombosis

Few clinical investigators have had the satisfaction of knowing that in their own lifetime the benefits of their researches have reached into every physician's practice and have dramatically altered the approach to disease. The development of the one-stage method for determining prothrombin time, which bears his name, has provided Dr. Quick with just this position in modern medicine. In introducing this test, Dr. Quick did not represent a morningglory which would fade after one brief hour. His contributions to his chosen field have continued unabated, even after his nominal retirement from his duties. Hemorrhagic Diseases and Thrombosis , which has now appeared in its second edition, is a readable and clear summary of Dr. Quick's clinical and laboratory experiences. He has not hesitated to defend his views vigorously, continuing the debates which have been so useful in expanding our understanding of this field. The reader is filled with instant yearnings to