TY  - BOOK
AU  - Timmermans,Stefan
TI  - Postmortem: how medical examiners explain suspicious deaths 
T2  - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries
SN  - 9780226804002
AV  - HV8073 .T56 2006eb
U1  - 616.07/59 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Forensic sciences
KW  - Criminal investigation
KW  - Autopsy
KW  - Death
KW  - Causes
KW  - Proof and certification
KW  - Medical examiners (Law)
KW  - Medical jurisprudence
KW  - Forensic Medicine
KW  - Cause of Death
KW  - Coroners and Medical Examiners
KW  - Forensic Sciences
KW  - Criminalistique
KW  - Enquêtes criminelles
KW  - Autopsie
KW  - Décès
KW  - Constatation
KW  - Médecins légistes
KW  - Médecine légale
KW  - forensic science
KW  - aat
KW  - forensic medicine
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Laboratory Medicine
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Diagnosis
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Assessment & Diagnosis
KW  - fast
KW  - Medecine legale
KW  - ram
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-356) and index; Introduction; Brokering suspicious deaths --; 1; Making the case for heart disease --; 2; The fifty-one percent rule of suicide --; 3; Forensic credibility at the "nanny trial" --; 4; The perfect crime --; 5; A baby died. Where were the parents? --; 6; The organ and tissue trade --; Conclusion : The hope of forensic authority --; Postscript : "How can you watch autopsies?"
N2  - 'Postmodern' goes deep inside the world of medical examiners to uncover the intricate web of pathological, social, legal, and moral issues in which they operate. Stefan Timmermans spent years in a medical examiner's office, following cases interviewing examiners, and watching autopsies
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