Coroners and Medical Examiners
"Coroners and Medical Examiners" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Physicians appointed to investigate all cases of sudden or violent death.
| Descriptor ID |
D003334
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.230 N02.360.230
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| Concept/Terms |
Examiner, Medical- Examiner, Medical
- Medical Examiner
- Medical Examiners
- Examiners, Medical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coroners and Medical Examiners" by people in Profiles.
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The ethics of conducting molecular autopsies in cases of sudden death in the young. Genome Res. 2016 09; 26(9):1165-9.
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Ethical and Legal Challenges Associated with Public Molecular Autopsies. J Law Med Ethics. 2016 06; 44(2):309-18.
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Preservation of evidence during pediatric organ donation: a modified thoracotomy procedure designed to increase consent in medical examiner cases. Prog Transplant. 2011 Mar; 21(1):67-70; quiz 71.
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Intervention following a sudden death: the social work-medical examiner model. Health Soc Work. 2010 Aug; 35(3):221-4.
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Undetermined cause and manner of death after organ/tissue donation. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2010 Jun; 31(2):113-6.
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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular mortality during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. Am J Cardiol. 1997 Apr 15; 79(8):1155-8.
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Fatal bicycle accidents in children: a plea for prevention. J Pediatr Surg. 1993 Feb; 28(2):214-6.
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Medical genetics, Huntington's chorea, and legal questions pertaining to autopsy. Am J Med. 1983 Jul; 75(1):157-60.