U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

NCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.

Collection Development Guidelines of the National Library of Medicine [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2019-.

Cover of Collection Development Guidelines of the National Library of Medicine

Collection Development Guidelines of the National Library of Medicine [Internet].

Show details

Forensic Medicine

Last Update: November 9, 2018.

Definition

The application of medical knowledge to questions of law (MeSH).

Discussion

Forensic medicine encompasses several specialties, such as forensic pathology, odontology, and psychiatry. A major focus is medicolegal death investigation, but medical forensic specialists also work in areas such as malpractice, investigation of human rights violations, and litigation related to occupational and environmental health issues.

Scope and emphasis

Collected comprehensively.

Views

Recent Activity

Your browsing activity is empty.

Activity recording is turned off.

Turn recording back on

See more...
-