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Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. J. K. Mason

    1. Faculty of Law, Old College, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The role of the expert witness in paediatric forensic practice

      • Cyril H. Wecht, Glenn M. Larkin
      Pages 3-18

  3. Forensic medicine and pathology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Genetic counselling and prenatal diagnosis

      • J. A. Raeburn
      Pages 21-36

    3. Intoxication in utero

      • Eunice J. Larson
      Pages 37-47

    4. The examination of stillbirths

      • W. J. A. Patrick
      Pages 48-71

    5. The post-mortem examination of a baby

      • John L. Emery
      Pages 72-84

    6. The identification of the dead, abandoned baby

      • Richard C. Froede, Thomas E. Henry
      Pages 85-99

    7. Paediatric forensic odontology

      • Bernard G. Sims, D. K. Whittaker
      Pages 100-130

    8. Withdrawing from invasive neonatal intensive care

      • Ian A. Laing
      Pages 131-140

    9. The epidemiology and sociology of the sudden infant death syndrome

      • Jean Golding
      Pages 141-155

    10. The pathology of the sudden infant death syndrome

      • J. M. N. Hilton
      Pages 156-164

    11. Causes of sudden natural death in infancy and childhood

      • C. L. Berry
      Pages 165-177

    12. Concealment of birth, child destruction and infanticide

      • D. A. Ll. Bowen
      Pages 178-190

    13. Post-mortem biochemistry of blood and vitreous humour in paediatric practice

      • John I. Coe
      Pages 191-203

    14. Physical abuse of children

      • John Pearn
      Pages 204-220

    15. Incest and other sexual abuse of children

      • W. D. S. McLay
      Pages 221-241

    16. The emotional abuse of children

      • Ann Gath
      Pages 242-255

    17. Poisoning in children

      • A. T. Proudfoot
      Pages 256-268
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Law, Old College, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

    J. K. Mason

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology

  • Editors: J. K. Mason

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7160-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-29160-9Published: 01 January 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-7160-9Published: 19 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 516

  • Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Pediatrics

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