What is a Complete Autopsy?

Academic Forensic Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-7

  Matshes, Evan W ^a   Milroy, Christopher M ^b   Parai, Jacqueline L ^b   Sampson, Barbara ^c   Reichard, R Ross ^d   Lew, Emma O ^e  

^a Province of Alberta Drug Information Services   (Canada)

^b Ontario Forensic Pathology Service   (Canada)

^c Office of the Department of Medical Examiner of the City of New York   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Miami Dade Medical Examiner Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Death certification; Death investigation; Forensic pathology; Postmortem examination

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043296023     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19253621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23907/2011.001     Document Type: Review

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