Age Estimation in the Living: The Practitioner's Guide

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.” This book is indispensable where problems of immigration andlegal standing, juvenile vs. adult criminal status, andresponsibilities of law enforcement to protect vulnerable personsare key issues on a daily basis.  Medical practitioners,forensic practitioners such as pathology, odontology, anthropologyand nursing, lawyers, and police would find this bookincredibly useful.