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Postmortem : how medical examiners explain suspicious deaths

Title
Postmortem : how medical examiners explain suspicious deaths / Stefan Timmermans.
Author
Timmermans, Stefan, 1968-
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.

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Book/TextUse in library JFE 06-10010Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
x, 367 p.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Fieldwork encounters and discoveries
Subject
  • Forensic sciences
  • Criminal investigation
  • Autopsy
  • Death > Causes
  • Death > Proof and certification
  • Medical examiners (Law)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-356) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Brokering suspicious deaths -- Making the case for heart disease -- The fifty-one percent rule of suicide -- Forensic credibility at the "nanny trial" -- The perfect crime -- A baby died. Where were the parents? -- The organ and tissue trade -- Conclusion: The hope of forensic authority -- Postscript: "How can you watch autopsies?"
Call Number
JFE 06-10010
ISBN
0226803988 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005032147
  • 9780226803982
OCLC
62282067
Author
Timmermans, Stefan, 1968-
Title
Postmortem : how medical examiners explain suspicious deaths / Stefan Timmermans.
Imprint
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Series
Fieldwork encounters and discoveries
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-356) and index.
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Other Standard Identifier
9780226803982
Research Call Number
JFE 06-10010
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