Duration of death investigations that proceed to inquest in Australia

Injury Prevention

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 314-320

  Studdert, David M ^a   Walter, Simon J ^b   Kemp, Celia ^c   Sutherland, Georgina ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; AUSTRALIA; CORONER; COURT; DEATH; DECOMPOSITION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978765535     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041933     Document Type: Article

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