Death investigation in America : coroners, medical examiners, and the pursuit of medical certainty /

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Why is the American system of death investigation so inconsistent and inadequate? In this unique political and cultural history, Jeffrey Jentzen draws on archives, interviews, and his own career as a medical examiner to look at the way that a long-standing professional and political rivalry controls...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jentzen, Jeffrey M., 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Geschichte 1970-2008
Geschichte 1800-2008
Medical examiners (Law) > United States > History.
Coroners > United States > History.
Death > United States > Causes > History.
Death > Causes.
Death > Causes > History.
Forensic Medicine > history
Cause of Death
Coroners and Medical Examiners > history
Forensic Medicine > legislation & jurisprudence
History, 20th Century
Médecins légistes > États-Unis > Histoire.
Coroners > États-Unis > Histoire.
Décès > Causes > Histoire.
Décès > Causes.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
Coroners
Death > Causes
Medical examiners (Law)
Obduktion
Todesursache
Rechtsverständnis
Rechtsmedizin
United States
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Why is the American system of death investigation so inconsistent and inadequate? In this unique political and cultural history, Jeffrey Jentzen draws on archives, interviews, and his own career as a medical examiner to look at the way that a long-standing professional and political rivalry controls public medical knowledge and public health.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (290 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674054066
0674054067

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