1. Within and Inter-Institutional Differences Between Death Certifiers on Autopsy Conclusions.
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Hsieh, Ming-Li and Neuilly, Melanie-Angela
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ACCIDENTS , *AUTOPSY , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CAUSES of death , *FORENSIC pathology , *HOMICIDE , *RESEARCH methodology , *MORTALITY , *SUICIDE , *VITAL statistics , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *DEATH certificates , *DATA analysis , *INSTITUTIONAL cooperation , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
This study seeks to establish whether medico-legal practitioners differ in their autopsy conclusions within and across medico-legal institutions. Data include 459 violent deaths (homicides, suicides, and accidents) autopsy reports written by more than 20 death certifiers from four medico-legal institutions in two countries (France and the United States). Multinomial models show that compared with accidental deaths, weapon use and decedents' characteristics both influence a homicide verdict, but not a suicide one. In addition, French practitioners are more likely than Americans to reach a conclusion of homicide or suicide compared with accident, and homicides are more likely to be certified by male practitioners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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