Death Investigation in America : Coroners, Medical Examiners, and the Pursuit of Medical Certainty.
Title:
Death Investigation in America : Coroners, Medical Examiners, and the Pursuit of Medical Certainty.
Author:
Jentzen, Jeffrey M.
ISBN:
9780674054066
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (300 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Good and Lawful Men -- 2. Rockefeller Philanthropy and the Harvard Dream -- 3. A Model Law -- 4. Creating an Identity -- 5. In Search of Authority -- 6. Autonomy Challenged -- 7. Beyond Vital Statistics -- 8. The Road to Demedicalization -- 9. The Popularization of Forensic Pathology -- 10. In Search of Reasonable Medical Certainty -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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