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Coronial autopsies: a rising tide of objections

Stacey L Emmett, Joseph E Ibrahim, Amanda Charles and David L Ranson
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (3): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06216.x
Published online: 2 August 2004

Stacey L Emmett,* Joseph E Ibrahim,† Amanda Charles,‡ David L Ranson§


  • Clinical Liaison Service, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and the State Coroner’s Office, 57–83 Kavanagh Street, Southbank, VIC 3006 


Correspondence: staceye@vifm.org

  • 1. Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Autopsy Working Party. The decline of the hospital autopsy: a safety and quality issue for healthcare in Australia. Med J Aust 2004; 180: 281-285. <MJA full text>
  • 2. Coroner’s Act 1985 (Vic).
  • 3. Nashelsky MB, Lawrence CH. Accuracy of cause of death determined without forensic examination. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2003; 24: 313-319.

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