Autopsy rates in Iceland.

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink below A clinical as well as forensic autopsy is a uniform medical investigation of the deceased, which mainly serves to verify the plausibility of information on the cause, mode and mechanism of death provided by the...

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Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Main Authors: Kunz, S N, Bergsdóttir, Þ, Jónasson, J G
Other Authors: 1Division of Forensic Pathology, Landspítali University Hospital Reykjavik, Iceland. 2Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. 3Department of Pathology, Landspítali University Hospital Reykjavik, Iceland.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sage Publications 2020
Subjects:
Forensic pathology
Iceland
autopsy
autopsy rate
pathology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2336/621497
https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494818820748
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Summary:To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink below A clinical as well as forensic autopsy is a uniform medical investigation of the deceased, which mainly serves to verify the plausibility of information on the cause, mode and mechanism of death provided by the police and/or medical personnel. Despite its importance in the context of a conclusive assessment of a person's medical history and in detecting any criminal correlation or malpractice, a significant decline in autopsies is evident in Iceland. This article gives an overview on autopsy rates in Iceland and compares the situation with European countries. Keywords: Forensic pathology; Iceland; autopsy; autopsy rate; pathology.

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