Handbook of Forensic Pathology

By Vincent J.M. Di Maio, Dominick J. Di Maio, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, et al.

Book Overview

This concise, authoritative manual illustrates the core aspects of modern forensic pathology. The outline format of the text allows for quick access and rapid assimilation. With numerous instructional charts, diagrams, and color photographs, it organizes a wealth of instructional and immediately applicable information on gunshot, blunt force, and stab wounds; suffocation, strangulation, and asphyxia; infanticide; sexually-related homicide; deaths in police custody; and deaths due to drugs. The book also examines methods of analysis including blood concentrations, gas and liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084939287X
• ISBN13: 9780849392870
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"