Essential Forensic Medicine by Peter Vanezis - 9780470748633

Essential Forensic MedicineAuthor(s): Peter Vanezis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470748633, 978-0470748633\nSynopsis\nProvides an invaluable distillation of key topics in forensic medicine for undergraduate, masters, and postgraduate students\n\n Essential Forensic Medicine covers the broad area of the forensic medical sciences, delivering core knowledge in the biomedical sciences, and the law and ethics surrounding them. Concise, accessible chapters cover a wide range of topics from basic forensic identification and examination techniques to forensic toxicology and psychiatry.\n\n Written by internationally-recognized experts in the field, this authoritative guide offers complete chapter coverage of the legal system, courts, and witnesses; investigation of the deceased and their lawful disposal; and the duties of a registered medical practitioner and the General Medical Council. It instructs.