Bio-medicolegal guidelines and protocols: Survey and future perspectives in Europe

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-350

  Ferrara, Santo Davide ^a   Bajanowski, Thomas ^b   Cecchi, Rossana ^c   Snenghi, Rossella ^a   Case, Colette ^a   Viel, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Further harmonisation in Europe; Guidelines and protocols; Legal medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

EUROPE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77954542303     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0475-z     Document Type: Article

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