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Author:

Timmermans, Stefan, 1968-

Title:

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

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

x, 367 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Forensic sciences.
Criminal investigation.
Autopsy.
Death--Causes.
Death--Proof and certification.
Medical examiners (Law)
Forensic Medicine.
Cause of Death.
Coroners and Medical Examiners.
Criminalistique.
Enquêtes criminelles.
Autopsie.
Décès--Causes.
Décès--Constatation.
Médecins légistes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-356) and index.

Contents:

Index. Introduction : Brokering suspicious deaths -- 6. The 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.

Series:

Fieldwork encounters and discoveries

ISBN:

9780226803982 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226803988 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2005032147

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)

CWPB586 -- Mellinger Memorial Library (Morning Sun)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)