The cause of death vs. the gift of life: Boundary maintenance and the politics of expertise in death investigation

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 550-574

  Timmermans, Stefan ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Corpse; Death investigation; Experts; Medical examiner; Organ and tissue procurement; Professions

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SUICIDE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036708746     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00308     Document Type: Article

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