Medical examination of fitness for police custody in two large German towns

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-35

  Heide, Steffen ^a   Stiller, Dankwart ^a   Lessig, Rüdiger ^a   Lautenschläger, Christine ^a   Birkholz, Michael ^b   Früchtnicht, Wiebke ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Hospital Bremen Mitte   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fitness for custody; Improvement of medical care; Indications; Medical decision; Police custody

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLICE; PRISONER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POLICE; PRISONERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861157441     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0557-6     Document Type: Article

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