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Forensic Death Certification

Forensic Death Certification is a formal legal and medical procedure within death certification that involves the investigation and documentation of deaths occurring under violent, sudden, suspicious, or unexplained circumstances, distinguishing it from non-forensic death certification by its reliance on medicolegal inquiry, autopsy, and jurisdictional authority.

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1.2K

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112

Authors

76

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Variants

Medicolegal Death Certification

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Publications

38

Operational Criteria for the Determination of Suicide

Alan L. Berman, H Buzbee, George E. Gantner et al. · Journal of Forensic Sciences · 1988 · 238 citations

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Accuracy of Cause of Death Determination Without Forensic Autopsy Examination

Marcus Nashelsky, Christopher Lawrence · American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2003 · 127 citations · Full text

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Necropsy practice after the “organ retention scandal”: requests, performance, and tissue retention

J L Burton · Journal of Clinical Pathology · 2003 · 75 citations · Full text

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Medicolegal investigative system and sudden death in Scandinavia.

Pekka Saukko · PubMed · 1995 · 42 citations

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Suicide With Inert Gases

Thomas Gilson, Bruce Parks, Cynthia M. Porterfield · American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2003 · 41 citations

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Authors

112

  1. RH
    Randy Hanzlick

    Emory University, United States

    3 publications · 81 citations

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  2. TA
    Thomas Andrew

    Office of Chief Medical Examiner, United States

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  3. WR
    William R. Oliver

    East Carolina University, United States

    2 publications · 49 citations

    2

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  4. DJ
    Derrick J. Pounder

    University of Dundee, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

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  5. MA
    Mark A. Fajardo

    University of Washington, United States

    1 publications · 30 citations

    1

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Institutions

76

  1. Office of Chief Medical Examiner

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    224 citations

  2. King County Medical Examiner's Office

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    157 citations

  3. Hennepin County

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  4. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    141 citations

  5. Saint Louis University

    St Louis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    253 citations

  6. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    272 citations

  7. Hamilton County Coroner

    Cincinnati, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  8. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

    Edmonton, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

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  2. Academic Forensic Pathology

    6 publications · 144 citations

    6

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 146 citations

    6

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  4. Journal of Forensic Sciences

    JOFS · 4 publications · 323 citations

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  5. Medicine Science and the Law

    2 publications · 46 citations

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