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Author Timmermans, Stefan, 1968-

Title Postmortem : how medical examiners explain suspicious deaths / Stefan Timmermans.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  616.075 T483    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  614.1 TIM    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  616.075 T48    Check Shelf
Description x, 367 pages ; 24 cm.
Series Fieldwork encounters and discoveries
Fieldwork encounters and discoveries.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-356) and index.
Contents Preface and acknowledgments -- 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?" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subject Forensic sciences.
Criminal investigation.
Autopsy.
Death -- Causes.
Death -- Proof and certification.
Medical examiners (Law)
Forensic Medicine.
Coroners and Medical Examiners.
ISBN 0226803988 cloth alkaline paper
9780226803982 cloth alkaline paper
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