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Postmortem [electronic resource] : how medical examiners explain suspicious deaths / Stefan Timmermans.

By: Timmermans, Stefan, 1968-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Fieldwork encounters and discoveries: Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006Description: x, 367 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Forensic sciences | Criminal investigation | Autopsy | Death -- Causes | Death -- Proof and certification | Medical examiners (Law)Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 616.07/59 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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?"
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-356) and index.

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?"

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.