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Color Atlas of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Contributor(s): Catanese, Charles A. (Editor), Catanese, Charles (Editor)
ISBN: 1466585900     ISBN-13: 9781466585904
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $275.50  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: March 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Law | Forensic Science
- Law | Medical Law & Legislation
- Health & Fitness
LCCN: 2017446477
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 8.7" W x 11.2" (4.4 lbs) 648 pages
 
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Now in its second edition, the best-selling Color Atlas of Forensic Medicine and Pathology is an easy-to-read reference covering forensic pathology principles, from basic to advanced concepts relating to all manners of death. Featuring over 1600 full-color images, including 400 more photographs than the first edition, this book provides unparalleled photographic illustration to enhance understanding for medical and non-medically trained personnel.

Providing thorough visual demonstrations of postmortem changes of the human body, the book presents the different kinds of patterns produced in deaths resulting from

  • Natural causes
  • Diagnostic procedures
  • Therapeutic procedures
  • Substance abuse
  • Poisoning
  • Child abuse
  • Firearms
  • Blunt instruments
  • Sharp instruments
  • Burns
  • Asphyxia

The book also includes an entirely new section on histopathology. The text uses specific, detailed language to describe what is represented in each photo and to make side-by-side comparisons of similar but distinct pathologies. The Color Atlas of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Second Edition is an invaluable professional reference for death investigators, medical examiners, and forensic pathologists.