Impact of coronial investigations on manner and cause of death determinations in Australia, 2000-2007

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 444-447

  Studdert, David M ^a   Cordner, Stephen M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FALLING; INFECTION; INJURY; INTOXICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE;

EID: 77952414261     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03582.x     Document Type: Article

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