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Date : 12-06-01 15:48
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Publication; issue : 2012 Year 36 Vol 1 iss 15 p
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Historical Development of Forensic Pathology in the United States
Korean J Leg Med. 2012 May;36(1):15-21. English.
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Department of Political Scienceand Criminal Justice School of Social Sciences, Gainesville StateCollege, GA, USA, tchoo@gsc.edu
Division of Forensic Medicine, National Forensic Service, Seoul, Korea
While forensic pathology has become a vital tool in solving crime over recent years, it remains a vague term to many criminal justice practitioners. Chronicling the developmentof autopsy and forensic pathology in the United States will introduce this modern field. An examination of forensic pathology will also explain how its role has evolved to accommodate legal and civil issues. The utility of forensic pathology extends well beyond the medical realm by affecting the core of the medicolegal investigative system in the United States.
Key words : forensic pathology, autopsy, coroner, medical examiner
Review article
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