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Age estimation in the living : the practitioners guide / / Sue Black, Anil Aggrawal and Jason Payne-James



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Autore: Black Sue M Visualizza persona
Titolo: Age estimation in the living : the practitioners guide / / Sue Black, Anil Aggrawal and Jason Payne-James Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (322 p.)
Disciplina: 599.9
Soggetto topico: Physical anthropology
Anthropometry
Human growth
Human body - Composition - Age factors
Forensic anthropology
Dental anthropology
Altri autori: AggrawalAnil  
Payne-JamesJason  
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di contenuto: Age Estimation in the Living; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Glossary of Abbreviations; 1 An Introduction to the History of Age Estimation in the Living; 2 Immigration, Asylum Seekers and Undocumented Identity; 3 Clinical and Legal Requirements for Age Determination in the Living; 4 Legal Implications of Age Determination: Consent and Other Issues; 5 The Challenges of Psychological Assessments of Maturity; 6 Principles of Physical Age Estimation; 7 Growth, Maturation and Age; 8 Practical Imaging Techniques for Age Evaluation; 9 External Soft Tissue Indicators of Age from Birth to Adulthood
10 Age Evaluation and Odontology in the Living11 Age Evaluation from the Skeleton; 12 Age Evaluation after Growth Cessation; 13 The Presentation of Results and Statistics for Legal Purposes; 14 Key Practical Elements for Age Estimation in the Living; Index; Color Plate
Sommario/riassunto: This book summarizes and explains the main approaches to age estimation in the living, defining when a parameter may be of use and raising awareness of its limitations. This text ensures that practitioners recognize when an assessment is beyond their area of expertise or beyond verification depending upon the clinical data available. Each key approach to age evaluation has been allotted a single chapter, written by an international leader in the particular field. The book also includes summary chapters that relay readily accessible data for use by the practitioner, and includes important "agei
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ISBN: 1-119-95725-7
1-282-77708-4
9786612777080
0-470-66978-0
0-470-66977-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910830069403321
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