Securing a Safer Blood Supply

In response to renewed concerns over illnesses related to blood transfusions, this volume provides two diverging perspectives on how a high-quality blood supply can best be achieved and maintained.

Penelope Eckert is Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University and Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Research on Learning in Menlo Park, CA. She has also taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of "Jocks and Burnouts" (1989), editor of "New Ways of Analyzing Sound Change" (1991), and co-editor of "The Cornell Lectures: Women in the Linguistic Profession" (1990).