Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Book info: Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Hardcover, 2000 pages) – Academic Press, 2005. Language: English.

The Encyclopedia of Forensic & Legal Medicine comprehensively covers forensic and legal medicine (including related specialities and scientific, technical and legal issues) and is available online and in three printed volumes, offering any practitioner in a forensic, medical, healthcare, legal, judicial, or investigative field easily accessible and authoritative overviews on a wide range of topics.

The work is edited and written by experienced professionals with medical, legal or dual training – and who are internationally renowned for their experience or expertise within their areas of specialty. The Editorial Board reflects the multidisciplinary, multi-jurisdictional and global emphasis of forensic and legal medicine.

The individual articles are written in a clear and concise manner and are supplemented by diagrams, tables and full-color images. Key further reading and extensive cross-referencing make this work an invaluable reference source for undergraduates and graduates looking for an introduction to key fields and experts reading outside their specialization.

• Brings together all appropriate aspects of forensic medicine and legal medicine
• Contains color figures, sample forms and other materials that the reader can adapt for their own practice
• Also avaiable in an on-line version which provides numerous additional reference and research tools, additional multimedia and powerful search functions