Pediatric homicide : medical investigation / / edited by Karen Griest

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (262 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.76
• Soggetto topico: Children - Mortality; Child abuse - Diagnosis; Children - Wounds and injuries; Homicide
• Altri autori: GriestKaren
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intentional head injury in infants and young children / Helen Whitwell -- Neonaticide / Kim A. Collins -- Intentional suffocation in infants and young children / Karen J. Griest -- Inflicted fatal thoracic and abdominal injuries in infants and young children / Karen J. Griest -- Child abuse by drowning / Karen J. Griest -- Supporting evidence in physical child abuse / Karen J. Griest -- Intentional starvation/malnutrition and dehydration in children / Kim A. Collins -- Proving pediatric poisoning in the courtroom / Steven B. Karch -- Timing of death and injuries in infants and young children / Karen J. Griest.
• Sommario/riassunto: Pediatric homicide investigations are clouded by a number of factors, not the least of which is a lack of straightforward resources. The cause of death in infants and children is often subtle and difficult to establish. Designed for quick access, Pediatric Homicide: Medical Investigation provides an invaluable resource for medical examiners, police, child abuse investigators, and attorneys charged with either making or ruling out the diagnosis of homicide.Focusing on forensic pathology aspects, this book covers the causes of death which are most difficult to d
• Titolo autorizzato: Pediatric homicide
• ISBN: 0-429-24961-6; 1-4200-7301-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814582203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II