Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Duties of forensic medicine in modern societies -- Part II. Medical aspects of death -- Part III. Traumatology and violent death -- Part IV. Sudden and unexpected death from natural causes -- Part V. Clinical forensic medicine -- Part VI. Forensic psychiatry -- Part VII. Toxicology -- Part VIII. Traffic medicine -- Part IX. Identification -- Part X. The doctor and the law -- Part XI. Insurance medicine.

Forensic Medicine encompasses all areas in which medicine and law interact. This book covers diverse aspects of forensic medicine including forensic pathology, traumatology and violent death, sudden and unexpected death, clinical forensic medicine, toxicology, traffic medicine, identification, haemogenetics and medical law. A knowledge of all these subdisciplines is necessary in order to solve routine as well as more unusual cases. Taking a comprehensive approach the book m.oves beyond a focus on forensic pathology to include clinical forensic medicine and forensic toxicology. All aspects of.

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