Main description:

Forensic Medicine is a vast and ever-challenging subject. Undergraduates, postgraduates and faculty alike have to keep pace with developments not only in medicine but also in law. This book covers topics such as forensic osteology; forensic odontology; human rights, custodial torture and deaths; crime scene investigation and techniques in museum. All the text illustrations included have been updated with the recent advancements in forensic medicine.

Special emphasis has been given to upcoming concepts such as biomedical waste management, human experimentation, DNA profiling, and related issues.

Key features include:

The book targets mainly undergraduate (MBBS) students and postgraduate students of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. It is also aimed at the doctors, working in rural areas of India, who deal with a number of medicolegal cases, police, and lawyers.
Simple and significant text illustrations for easier understanding.
Covers all the vital topics of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology.
Includes a good number of new topics such as forensic osteology; forensic odontology; forensic serology; human rights, custodial torture and deaths; crime scene investigation and techniques in museum.
All text illustrations have been updated with the recent advancements in forensic medicine.
Enriched with distinct colored photographs, drawings, sketches, flow charts, and tables.
Contains contributions by notable forensic experts.