Description
Age Estimation: A Multidisciplinary Approach is the only reference in the field covering all techniques and methods involving age estimation from different perspectives in just one volume. The book provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of age estimation: aging the living and the dead, human rights, and skeletal, dental, histological and biochemical techniques and methods available. Each chapter is written by internationally known expert contributors.Age Estimation: A Multidisciplinary Approach is a one of a kind resource for those involved in estimating the age of the living and the dead.- Presents a concentration of all techniques and methods involving age estimation in a single volume- Provides a multidisciplinary approach that lends itself to researchers, practitioners and students from a variety of different fields- Includes contributions by world renowned forensic specialists
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Age Estimation2. Legal background of age estimation for the dead and the livingSection 1: ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACH OF AGE ESTIMATION3. Estimation of Age of the Living and the Dead: The Evolution of Methodology4. Skeletal age estimation in fetal, infant, children and subadults5. Skeletal age estimation in adultsSection 2: ODONTOLOGICAL APPROACH OF AGE ESTIMATION6. Dental Estimation of Age of the Living and the Dead: state of art7. Dental Age Estimation in fetal and children8. Dental Age Estimation in subadults9. Dental Age Estimation in adultsSection 3: HISTOLOGICAL APPROACH OF AGE ESTIMATION10. Bone histology for age-at-death estimation11. Neonatal line as evidence of live birth12. Tooth cementum annulationsSection 4: BIOCHEMICAL APPROACH OF AGE ESTIMATION13. The Evolution of Methodology in Biochemical Age estimation14. Age Estimation Based on Chemical Approaches15. Age estimation based on Molecular Biology Approaches
