E-Book, Englisch, 318 Seiten, E-Book
Black / Aggrawal / Payne-James Age Estimation in the Living
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-119-95725-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The Practitioner's Guide
E-Book, Englisch, 318 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-1-119-95725-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
This book summarizes and explains the main approaches to ageestimation in the living, defining when a parameter may be of useand raising awareness of its limitations. This text ensures thatpractitioners recognize when an assessment is beyond their area ofexpertise or beyond verification depending upon the clinical dataavailable. Each key approach to age evaluation has been allotted asingle chapter, written by an international leader in theparticular field. The book also includes summary chapters thatrelay readily accessible data for use by the practitioner, andincludes important "ageing milestones."
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