Clinical forensic medicine

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1986 Sep;7(3):182-5. doi: 10.1097/00000433-198607030-00002.

Abstract

This article discusses the merits of participation by medical examiners in the area of clinical forensic medicine. The present connotation that we deal after the fact should be abandoned with enhanced involvement in assisting the living. The paper focuses on a broad range of categories where forensic scientists by virtue of their training and experience could be most helpful in the application of medical knowledge to the solution of questions of law.

MeSH terms

  • Education, Medical
  • Forensic Medicine* / education
  • Humans
  • Role
  • Sex Offenses
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
  • Torture
  • Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis