Death investigation and forensic medicine in South Africa : historical perspectives, status quo, and quo vadis?

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dc.contributor.author Saayman, Gert
dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-09T12:46:07Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-09T12:46:07Z
dc.date.issued 2020-12
dc.description.abstract South Africa is burdened by both an exceptionally high crude death rate and a very high non-natural death rate. Efficient death investigation may greatly aid in identifying and addressing public health issues, while also being a prerequisite for the administration of justice. To improve the quality and consistency of death investigation in a country or region, it will help to have an understanding of relevant historical developments as well as the current sociopolitical, legislative, and organizational perspectives which may shape and underpin the forensic medical and scientific investigation of death. This review aims to provide the reader with some insights in this regard. en_US
dc.description.department Forensic Medicine en_US
dc.description.librarian am2022 en_US
dc.description.uri https://journals.sagepub.com/home/afp en_US
dc.identifier.citation Saayman G. Death Investigation and Forensic Medicine in South Africa: Historical Perspectives, Status Quo, and Quo Vadis? Academic Forensic Pathology. 2020;10(3-4):115-130. doi:10.1177/1925362120986678. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1925-3621
dc.identifier.other 10.1177/1925362120986678
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85769
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sage en_US
dc.rights ©2021 The Author(s). en_US
dc.subject Forensic pathology en_US
dc.subject History en_US
dc.subject Apartheid en_US
dc.subject Death investigation en_US
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_US
dc.title Death investigation and forensic medicine in South Africa : historical perspectives, status quo, and quo vadis? en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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