Death Investigation in America : : Coroners, Medical Examiners, and the Pursuit of Medical Certainty / / Jeffrey M. Jentzen.

Why is the American system of death investigation so inconsistent and inadequate? In this unique political and cultural history, Jeffrey Jentzen draws on archives, interviews, and his own career as a medical examiner to look at the way that a long-standing professional and political rivalry controls...

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Death Investigation in America : Coroners, Medical Examiners, and the Pursuit of Medical Certainty / Jeffrey M. Jentzen.
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Frontmatter -- 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
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Why is the American system of death investigation so inconsistent and inadequate? In this unique political and cultural history, Jeffrey Jentzen draws on archives, interviews, and his own career as a medical examiner to look at the way that a long-standing professional and political rivalry controls public medical knowledge and public health.
Issued also in print.
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In English.
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Coroners United States History.
Death United States Causes History.
Medical examiners (Law) United States History.
TRUE CRIME / General. bisacsh
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Frontmatter --
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
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7. Beyond Vital Statistics --
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9. The Popularization of Forensic Pathology --
10. In Search of Reasonable Medical Certainty --
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Notes --
Select Bibliography --
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Index
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Introduction --
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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
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