Marks, Vincent,
Forensic aspects of hypoglycaemia / authored by Vincent Marks. - 1 online resource : illustrations
The control of blood glucose in health and disease : hypoglycaemia -- Petty crime -- Violence and aggression -- Accident and negligence -- Spontaneous (or non-iatrogenic) hypoglycaemia -- Driving offences -- Hypoglycaemia from drugs -- Forensic investigation of hypoglycaemia -- Factitious hypoglycaemia and suicide -- Murder -- Munchausen by proxy : infanticide and murder of children -- Murder and attempted murder by carers with insulin -- Confessions -- Frequently asked questions -- Expert witness.
The Forensic Aspects of Hypoglycaemia succinctly covers the medicolegal considerations of hypoglycaemia in a variety of scenarios including driving fatalities, petty crime, homicide and suicide. Covering the definitions and diagnosis of hypoglycaemia to its bearing on criminal behavior, this book draws on the author's extensive experience and contains a wealth of information for physicians and lawyers, including cases from the author's past and notable cases in the public domain.
9781315165769 1315165767 9781351678087 1351678086 9781351678094 1351678094 9781351678070 1351678078
Hypoglycemia.
HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General
MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine
MEDICAL / Diseases
MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine
MEDICAL / Internal Medicine
LAW / Forensic Science
MEDICAL / Endocrinology & Metabolism
RC662.2
616.4/66
Forensic aspects of hypoglycaemia / authored by Vincent Marks. - 1 online resource : illustrations
The control of blood glucose in health and disease : hypoglycaemia -- Petty crime -- Violence and aggression -- Accident and negligence -- Spontaneous (or non-iatrogenic) hypoglycaemia -- Driving offences -- Hypoglycaemia from drugs -- Forensic investigation of hypoglycaemia -- Factitious hypoglycaemia and suicide -- Murder -- Munchausen by proxy : infanticide and murder of children -- Murder and attempted murder by carers with insulin -- Confessions -- Frequently asked questions -- Expert witness.
The Forensic Aspects of Hypoglycaemia succinctly covers the medicolegal considerations of hypoglycaemia in a variety of scenarios including driving fatalities, petty crime, homicide and suicide. Covering the definitions and diagnosis of hypoglycaemia to its bearing on criminal behavior, this book draws on the author's extensive experience and contains a wealth of information for physicians and lawyers, including cases from the author's past and notable cases in the public domain.
9781315165769 1315165767 9781351678087 1351678086 9781351678094 1351678094 9781351678070 1351678078
Hypoglycemia.
HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General
MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine
MEDICAL / Diseases
MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine
MEDICAL / Internal Medicine
LAW / Forensic Science
MEDICAL / Endocrinology & Metabolism
RC662.2
616.4/66