How long does it take to read Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology?
S. M. Lewis, Barbara J. Bain
Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology by S. M. Lewis, Barbara J. Bain takes about 11 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours
A week or two of reading
First published 1901. 600 pages, about 165,000 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This practical manual continues to describe all of the techniques used in the investigation of patients with blood diseases. It discusses the principles of each test, possible causes of error, and the interpretation and clinical significance of the results. The use of standards, reference reagents and quality control is stressed throughout and new information and techniques have been added to bring this edition completely up-to-date.
Subjects: Technique, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Hematologic Diseases, Hematologie, Hematologic Tests, Hematology
