Paediatric forensic medicine and pathology / edited by Anthony Busuttil, Jean W. Keeling.
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TextPublisher: London : Hodder Arnold, 2008Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 504 pages)ISBN: 9781444109733Subject(s): Pediatric pathology | Forensic pathology | Children -- Mortality | AutopsyAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 614.1083 LOC classification: RA1063.4 | .P34 2008Online resources: Click here to view. Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index.
1. Clinical assessment in suspected child abuse / Helen Hammond -- 2. Investigation of suspected sexual abuse / Jacqueline Y.Q. Mok -- 3. Radiology of child abuse / Maeve McPhillips -- 4. Haematological abnormalities that can simulate abuse / Angela Thomas -- 5. Biochemical investigations on post-mortem specimens / Denis R Benjamin -- 6. Ocular involvement in non-accidental injury / Harry Willshaw -- 7. The death scene following the sudden death of a child / Anthony Busuttil -- 8. Post-mortem examination in babies and children / Jean W. Keeling -- 9. Pathology of neurological abnormality in early life / Waney Squier -- 10. Fetal and perinatal death / Jean W. Keeling -- 11. Sudden unexpected death in infancy : sudden infant death syndrome or something else? / Jean W. Keeling -- 12. Sudden natural death in infants and children / Dick Variend -- 13. Recent advances in paediatric toxicology / Patrice Mangin and Christian Giroud -- 14. Head and neck injuries / Robert A. Minns and T.Y. Milly Lo -- 15. Heat-induced injury or death / Anthony Busuttil -- 16. Asphyxial deaths in children / Anthony Busuttil -- 17. Accidental injuries in children / Anthony Busuttil -- 18. Drowning and near drowning / John Pearn -- 19. Sudden death of children in hospital / Jem Berry -- 20. Road traffic accidents in children / Anthony Busuttil -- 21. Forensic DNA profiling in cases involving children / Alex M. Graham and David J. Harrison -- 22. The dentist's role in child abuse and neglect / David Whittaker -- 23. Paediatric dental identification / G. Howard Moody -- 24. The expert witness and expert testimony / Anthony Busuttil.