Quinn, a physician with expertise in both writing and reviewing medical records, explains what a medical record is, what it should contain, how to acquire, review, and report on the content, and how to extract relevant information for forensic investigations. He also addresses the nature of personal injury and malpractice cases, and the admissibility of the medical chart as evidence. Material is in detailed question-and-answer format with many examples and checklists. The book will be of use to those in the legal field and to health care professionals such as legal nurse consultants. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)