Medical malpractice charges in Germany - Role of the forensic pathologist in the preliminary criminal proceeding

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 423-427

  Dettmeyer, Reinhard ^a   Egl, Monika ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Expert opinion; Forensic sciences; Medical malpractice charges

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

EID: 14844290230     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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