Detection of medical examiner cases from review of cremation requests

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-105

  Nelson, Craig L ^a   Winston, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Forensic Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cremation review; Medical examiner cases

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AUTOPSY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FALLING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; PELVIS FRACTURE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; REVIEW; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARIZONA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTUARY PRACTICE; SUICIDE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33748512066     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000220929.66877.cd     Document Type: Review

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