Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - 2

This book is the second volume in the Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology series. Volume One (9789351525585) published in 2014.

Divided into five sections, the text provides specialists and trainees with the very latest advances and information in their field.

The book begins with discussion on medical jurisprudence and legal issues covering issues such as medical negligence and medical evidence in victim examination.

The next chapters cover clinical forensic medicine describing specific cases, and forensic pathology explaining autopsy for different scenarios.

New to this volume, are two final sections which discuss advances in forensic anthropology, examination of skeletal remains, and controversies in forensic testing and investigations.

Key points

• New volume presenting latest advances and information in forensic medicine and toxicology
• Covers medical jurisprudence, clinical forensic medicine and forensic pathology
• Volume Two features two new sections on forensic anthropology and forensic science
• Highly illustrated with forensic photographs, diagrams, tables and boxes

Gautam Biswas MD
Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India