Forensic anthropology and medicine : complementary sciences from recovery to cause of death

Part I. Two Sciences, One Objective Introduction to Forensic Anthropology Douglas H. Ubelaker Introduction to Forensic Medicine and Pathology Joao Pinheiro Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Pathology: The State of the Art Eugenia Cunha and Cristina Cattaneo Part II. Aging Living Young Individuals Biological vs Legal Age of Living Individuals Francesco Introna and Carlo P. Campobasso Part III. Pathophysiology of Death and Forensic Investigation: From Recovery to the Cause of Death Decay Process of a Cadaver Joao Pinheiro Understanding the Circumstances of Decomposition When the Body Is Skeletonized Henri Duday and Mark Guillon Forensic Investigation of Corpses in Various States of Decomposition: A Multidisciplinary Approach Joao Pinheiro and Eugenia Cunha Identification and Differential Diagnosis of Traumatic Lesions of the Skeleton Conrado Rodriguez-Martin Part IV. Biological Identity Methodology and Reliability of Sex Determination From the Skeleton Jaroslav Bruzek and Pascal Murail Age Assessment of Child Skeletal Remains in Forensic Contexts Mary E. Lewis and Ambika Flavel Determination of Adult Age at Death in the Forensic Context Eric Baccino and Aurore Schmitt Is It Possible to Escape Racial Typology in Forensic Identification? John Albanese and Shelley R. Saunders Estimation and Evidence in Forensic Anthropology: Determining Stature Lyle W. Konigsberg, Ann H. Ross, and William L. Jungers Pathology as a Factor of Personal Identity in Forensic Anthropology Eugenia Cunha Personal Identification of Cadavers and Human Remains Cristina Cattaneo, Danilo De Angelis, Davide Porta, and Marco Grandi Part V. Particular Contexts: Crimes Against Humanity and MassDisasters Forensic Investigations Into the Missing: Recommendations and Operational Best Practices Morris Tidball-Binz Crimes Against Humanity Dario M. Olmo Mass Disasters Cristina Cattaneo, Danilo De Angelis, and Marco Grandi Index