ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 March 1988
Page Count: 7

Determination of Cause and Mode of Death Before and After Medicolegal Autopsy: A Comparative Study
Segerberg-Konttinen, M
Fourth Department of Medicine,

(Received 29 April 1987; accepted 29 June 1987)

Abstract

Two hundred and twenty-eight consecutive medicolegal autopsies were studied as to the cause of death established by a physician, the mode of death as suggested in the police report, and findings of medical interest often discovered following autopsy. Corrections had to be made even in some cases which seemed to be obvious. With a decrease of the number of autopsies, the records of various registration bureaus would be affected. Autopsies are still necessary for control and correction of clinical causes of death.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, postmortem examinations, education, quality assurance, medicolegal autopsy

Paper ID: JFS11957J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11957J
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