The Autopsy Imperative: Medicine, law, and the coronial investigation

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-221

  Carpenter, Belinda ^a   Tait, Gordon ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Coroner; Death; Law; Medical discourse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CORONER; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; WALES;

EID: 77954033319     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10912-010-9111-7     Document Type: Article

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