Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109), glossary and index.
Contents
Matters of life and death -- The body in crisis -- Death's timetable -- At death's doorstep -- Manner and cause of death -- All that remains : postmortem changes in the body -- Death benefits : is there life after death?
Note
Print version record.
Summary
Offers a detailed look at life at the cellular level, describing how the body's systems of organs and tissues work together to sustain life and what happens within them when something goes wrong and a person dies.