| Recovery, Analysis, and Identification of Commingled Human Remains Contributor(s): Adams, Bradley J. (Editor), Byrd, John E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1617377651 ISBN-13: 9781617377655 Publisher: Humana OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Forensic Medicine - Medical | Pathology - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 614.1 |
| LCCN: 2007939412 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.21 lbs) 374 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Commingling of human remains presents an added challenge to all phases of the forensic process. This book brings together tools from diverse sources within forensic science to offer a set of comprehensive approaches to handling commingled remains. It details the recovery of commingled remains in the field, the use of triage in the assessment of commingling, various analytical techniques for sorting and determining the number of individuals, the role of DNA in the overall process, ethical considerations, and data management. In addition, the book includes case examples that illustrate techniques found to be successful and those that proved problematic. |