Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices, 2004

The Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices (MECO) is a compilation of data on the practices of these offices, which are responsible for medical-legal death investigations. The data cover information such as the prevalence of unidentified human remains on record in medical exami...

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Körperschaft: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Forschungsdaten
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2007
In:Jahr: 2007
Online-Zugang: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Schlagwörter:
Autopsy
coroners
death records
Forensic Medicine
victim identification
Forschungsdaten
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices (MECO) is a compilation of data on the practices of these offices, which are responsible for medical-legal death investigations. The data cover information such as the prevalence of unidentified human remains on record in medical examiners' and coroners' offices across the country, record-keeping practices, and final disposition practices such as burial, cremation, or other means. In addition, data were gathered on FTE employees, contractors, and annual budgets.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR20342.v3