A Perspective on Medicolegal Death Investigation in the United States: 2013

Academic Forensic Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-9

  Hanzlick, Randy L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coroners; Death investigation; Forensic pathology; Medical examiners

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975911342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19253621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23907/2014.001     Document Type: Review

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