Product Description The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology Third Edition is unequivocally the most relevant and important European textbook in the field. It is the most authoritative, well-written and comprehensive textbook combining the clinical aspects of renal disease important for the daily clinical practice, whilst giving extensive information about the underlying basic science and current evidence available. Review `Review of the hardback edition: '"The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology" is a core text for nephrologists and this third edition is no exception. With its international authorship and editorial panel, this book represents the up-to-date opinion of the evidence base of medicine for the renal patient...This is an excellent reference text for all nephrologists and a must for every medical library.' Hospital Doctor`Review of the hardback edition: 'A superb reference for nephrologists. Comprehensive, authoritative, well-referenced and succinctly written text. Generously illustrated and delightfully bound in three volumes for the old-fashioned reader with a CD-ROM of equal quality for the more modern. I would hate to be without it.' BMA Book Competition 2006 About the Author Alexander Davison is Emeritus Professor of Renal Medicine at St James's University Hospital in Leeds, UK. Stewart Cameron is Emeritus Professor of Renal Medicine at Guy's, St King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine in London, UK. Jean Pierre Grunfeld is a Professor of Nephrology at the Hospital Necker in Paris, France. Claudio Ponticelli is a Professor and Director in the Division of Nephrology and Dialysis at the Istituto Scientifico Ospedale Maggiore di Milano in Italy.