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Theses and Dissertations (Forensic Medicine)
Recent Submissions
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Van Deventer, Barbara Stroh
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Sudden cardiac death is deemed a major global public health concern. In sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, there is a lack of reliable statistics on the incidence of SCD, even though a fourfold increase in ...
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Da Silva, Isabella
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Mortality data are a cornerstone of public health initiatives and interventions and has been used to implement preventative strategies to reduce the burden of diseases and injuries in society. A subset of mortality data ...
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Radebe, E.D.B.
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Pesticide poisoning is a global health concern with approximately three million cases being reported on an annual basis. The latter includes both intentional and unintentional poisonings. Organophosphorus and carbamate ...
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De Villiers, Katherine
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
In modern society the medico-legal investigation of death is a prerequisite for the administration of justice and for the betterment of public health. These investigations require a high level of skill, professionalism and ...
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Cocks, Jeannie Eileen Yana
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
LocardÕs Exchange Principle necessitates that the bodies of victims of crime be treated as
secondary crime scenes. Imaging technologies should be implemented with a view towards
discovering trace evidence that may aid ...
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Morris, Neil Kenneth
(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-14)
HIV has become a focal point for South Africa and many other parts of the world. This is owing to the dire implications the disease holds for the human race. Accurate research needs to be done in order to determine the ...
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Oliever, Lorraine Anneline
(University of Pretoria, 2011)
In 2009, the South African population was estimated at 49.32 million. The Department of Home Affairs had 612 462 registered deaths in 2006, with approximately 122 492 of these being due to other than natural causes. It is ...
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Barit, Shimon
(University of Pretoria, 2013-04-18)
The universally controversial issue of deaths in custody is especially pertinent to South Africa. This study was prompted due to the increasingly diminishing ability for a concerted effort at tackling this issue by all ...
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Evert, Lucinda
(University of Pretoria, 2011)
Unidentified bodies in the forensic setting constitute a global problem. Though this should be of great concern to many governments, very little data on the extent of this phenomenon is available in international literature ...
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Visser, Jo-Mari
(University of Pretoria, 2006-05-18)
Firearm fatalities in South Africa are responsible for a very large number of fatalities. For purposes of judicial administration, determination of manner of death, in particular, differentiating between homicidal, accidental ...