UID:
edocfu_9958351930302883
Format:
1 online resource (300 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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Edition:
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ISBN:
9780674054066
Content:
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.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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1. Good and Lawful Men --
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2. Rockefeller Philanthropy and the Harvard Dream --
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3. A Model Law --
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4. Creating an Identity --
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5. In Search of Authority --
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6. Autonomy Challenged --
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7. Beyond Vital Statistics --
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8. The Road to Demedicalization --
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9. The Popularization of Forensic Pathology --
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10. In Search of Reasonable Medical Certainty --
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Epilogue --
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Notes --
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Select Bibliography --
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Acknowledgments --
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Index.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674054066
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054066
