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Epidemiologic Aspects of Forensic Pathology

  • Randy L. Hanzlick
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    Address reprint requests to Randy L. Hanzlick, MD, 916 Cumberland Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
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    From the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine (RLH)
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  • R. Gibson Parrish
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    The Surveillance and Programs Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (RGP), Atlanta, Georgia
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30177-X
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      This article discusses how forensic pathologists have been, and may be involved in epidemiologic research. Data that forensic pathologists collect during their practice may be used to describe, explain, predict, and control disease and injury. Examples of contributions made by forensic pathologists to epidemiologic research are presented, and the more common data collection systems that use forensic pathology information are detailed.
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