A new awarding winning iBook about antiphospholipid syndrome is now available to download for free.

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The product of a collaborative project between the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA and Nancy-Lorraine University, Nancy, France. The authors - Laurent Phialy, Stephane Zuily and Doruk Erkan - developed this digital book with the main aim of helping medical students better understand the spectrum of antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)-related clinical problems, and to help educate them in the diagnosis and management of APS.

However, the APS iBook is proving popular with the medical community and patients alike, with one reviewer stating: "a must read for patients and doctors. It's written in a clear and understandable and the international cooperation gives us all hope".

The APS iBook has won two awards: Best iBook of the Year, Education Category, Science Subcategory and One of the Three Best iBooks of the Year, All Categories.

Definitely worth a read! Please click here to download your copy.

Note: This iBook is free to download with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device (multi-touch books can be read with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device). iBooks on your Mac requires OS X 10.9 or later.

Comments

  1. Unknown8 May 2018 at 21:08

    Any idea when this will come out on an android platform?

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    1. APS Support UK28 June 2018 at 04:32

      Not sure Robin but there was a discussion on Facebook about it, so please have a look at our page: https://www.facebook.com/APSsupportUK/

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