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Forensic Autopsy

An autopsy authorized by law, and typically performed under the jurisdiction of a medical examiner or coroner for criminal justice and public health purposes.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 125 Organizational and Foundational Standard for Medicolegal Death Investigation. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2021. Source link