| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 287 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
International forensic science and investigation series |
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International forensic science and investigation series.
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| Contents |
The basics of epidemiology -- Forensic epidemiology -- The role of the forensic epidemiologist in the medical examiner's or coroner's office -- The operations of a medical examiner's or coroner's office -- The death certificate -- Natural deaths -- Accidental deaths -- Death by suicide -- Death by homicide -- Stages of decomposition -- Special types of investigations -- Structure of a forensic paper -- The forensic epidemiologist consultant and expert witness -- Normal weights of internal organs, standard deviations, and ranges for males |
| Summary |
After 9/11, forensic epidemiology emerged as a leading investigative tool, partnering public health officers with law enforcement like never before. Based on the authors' first-hand experience, Forensic Epidemiology brings to light the vast amounts of information collected by medical examiners that will be useful in advancing death investigation techniques among the forensic science, public health, and law enforcement fields. This practical resource begins with a brief overview of epidemiological science and the history of forensic epidemiology before examinin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Forensic epidemiology.
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Epidemiology.
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Medical jurisprudence.
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Epidemiology
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Forensic Medicine
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forensic medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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Medical jurisprudence
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Epidemiology
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Forensic epidemiology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Peggy A. (Peggy Ann), 1955-
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| ISBN |
9781420063288 |
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1420063286 |
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9781420063271 |
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1420063278 |
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0429249217 |
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9780429249211 |
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1282293893 |
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9781282293892 |
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9786612293894 |
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6612293896 |
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