Publisher's Synopsis
Drawing on their extensive knowledge of this area, the authors have selected topics from across the field of legal medicine to compile a comprehensive encyclopedia of over 600 entries, each giving a clear, readable, but concise account of its topic. The explanations should be easily understood by practitioners of both disciplines and, as an aid to further study, extensive reference is made to additional reading material and to relevant legal cases. The legal emphasis is primarily on British law, but reference is made to Commonwealth, EEC and US legislation where this indicates a trend likely to be followed by the UK. Interest in many issues in the medico-legal field has grown rapidly in recent years and this book should prove an invaluable reference to all those practising in, or associated with, the legal and medical fields.
