Coroners and Medical Examiners
"Coroners and Medical Examiners" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Physicians appointed to investigate all cases of sudden or violent death.
| Descriptor ID |
D003334
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.230 N02.360.230
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| Concept/Terms |
Examiner, Medical- Examiner, Medical
- Medical Examiner
- Medical Examiners
- Examiners, Medical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coroners and Medical Examiners" by people in Profiles.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Surveillance in Decedents in a Large, Urban Medical Examiner's Office. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 05 18; 72(10):e580-e585.
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Coronial necropsies show the indirect damage from covid-19. BMJ. 2021 02 24; 372:n529.
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The roles of medical examiners in the COVID-19 era: a comparison between the United States and Italy. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2021 06; 17(2):262-270.
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Validation of verbal autopsy and nasopharyngeal swab collection for the investigation of deaths at home during the COVID-19 pandemics in Brazil. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 11; 14(11):e0008830.
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COVID-19 pandemic: Coroner's database of death inquiries with clinical epidemiology and total and excess mortality analyses in the District of Kildare March to June 2020. J Forensic Leg Med. 2020 Nov; 76:102072.
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Covid-19: statutory means of scrutinizing workers' deaths and disease. Occup Med (Lond). 2020 10 27; 70(7):515-522.
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Coronial autopsies identify the indirect effects of COVID-19. Lancet Public Health. 2020 09; 5(9):e474.
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COVID-19 instigates resurgence of 'needless autopsies' issue in India. J Forensic Leg Med. 2020 Aug; 74:102028.
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Chief coroner's guidance on covid-19 deaths: workers outside the NHS are also vulnerable to risk. BMJ. 2020 06 02; 369:m2179.
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Covid 19: death certification in England and Wales. BMJ. 2020 04 21; 369:m1571.