Research for improving the autopsy rate for infant death - Medical economic assessment of the forensic autopsy system in Japan

Forensic Science International

Volumn 130, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages 91-95

  Sawaguchi, A ^a   Sawaguchi, T ^a   Fujita, T ^b   Matoba, R ^c   Sturner, W ^d  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Arkansas State Crime Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Approved autopsy system; Japan; Medical examiner system; Medico economics; Sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS); USA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BUDGET; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; LAW; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0037078087     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00147-0     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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