End of life: Natural or unnatural death investigation and certification

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 218-277

  Godwin, Thomas A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24144465695     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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