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Hematology

A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with morphology, physiology, and pathology of the blood and blood-forming tissues.

Sites listed here will provide non-commercial information about the medical specialty of hematology. Sites about blood banks and cord blood registries should be submitted to those specific subcategories.

Sites about companies associated with the collection or analysis of blood products belong in Business/Healthcare/Products_and_Services/Blood_Products/ and will not be listed here.

Sites relating to the normal physiology of blood circulation belong in Science/Biology/Physiology/Blood_Circulation/ and sites about related diseases belong in Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Blood_Disorders/ .

Associations

This category is for associations dealing with hematology.

Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation

This category provides information about bone marrow transplantation: when it is used, how it may help, and the problems associated with it.

Please note the following related categories for specific types of site:

Sites containing a personal appeal for a bone marrow donor should be sent to Medical Needs

Sites concerning donor registries belong in Marrow and Cord Blood Registries

Sites concerning individual experiences with bone marrow transplants belong in Personal Pages

Company sites offering related services should be sent to Healthcare Services

Blood Banks

A blood bank is a store of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation and preserved for later use in blood transfusions. Blood is kept refrigerated at 1-6 C, with a maximum permitted storage period of about 35 days.

Blood Products

"Blood products" is the term used to cover each component of blood, such as serum, plasma, platelets, and whole blood. Each of these has a particular use in the clinical field.

Sites listed here will provide non-commercial information about the collection and use of blood components. Sites about blood banks and cord blood registries should be submitted to those specific subcategories.