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INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF LEGAL MEDICINE

NCJ Number
14263
Editor(s)
J NEMEC
Date Published
1974
Length
232 pages
Annotation
CITATIONS TO PUBLISHED MATERIAL ON THE HISTORY OF THE APPLICATION OF MEDICINE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN THE HOLDINGS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE AND OTHER RELIABLE BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCES.
Abstract
THE SUBJECT OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDES THE HISTORY OF LEGAL MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY, FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY, FORENSIC DENTISTRY, MEDICAL ETHICS, THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, JURISPRUDENCE IN MEDICINE (MALPRACTICE, ETC.), QUACKERY, LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE FOREGOING TOPICS, WAR CRIMES OF A MEDICAL NATURE, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL LAW. THERE ARE 1,615 ENTRIES CONSISTING OF MATERIAL IN ENGLISH AND 25 OTHER LANGUAGES. THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE WAS EXAMINED AND BRIEFLY ANNOTATED TO GIVE THE RESEARCHER EXPLANATORY NOTES REGARDING ITS CONTENT. ANNOTATIONS WERE OMITTED IN CASES OF SELF-EXPLANATORY ENGLISH TITLES. ALL IMPORTANT HISTORICAL FEATURES CONTAINED IN THE ANNOTATION AND/OR THE TITLE OF EACH ENTRY ARE RECORDED IN THE SUBJECT INDEX. EACH ENTRY IN THE SUBJECT INDEX IS FOLLOWED BY NUMBERS REFERRING TO THE PERTINENT CITATION NUMBERS IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY.