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Age Estimation in the Living: The Practitioner's Guide
ISBN: 978-1-119-95725-6
June 2011
320 pages
Age Estimation in the Living: The Practitioner's Guide is the definitive guide to this topical subject and is written by leading experts in the field. The book provides the reader with key information on current protocols for age-estimation and the importance of the presentation of results and statistics for legal purposes.
Age Estimation in the Living: The Practitioner's Guide summarises and explains the main approaches to age estimation in the living. The limitations of these techniques are thoroughly examined, with the purpose of ensuring that practitioners recognise when an assessment is beyond their area of expertise or beyond verification depending upon the clinical data available. Each key approach to age estimation is dealt with in distinct chapter with summary chapters to relay key information for easy reference.