Developing medicolegal death investigator systems in forensic pathology

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 279-319

  Jentzen, J M ^a   Ernst, M F ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERTIFICATION; CRIME; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031778495     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-2712(18)30172-0     Document Type: Review

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