Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 158-162 , April 2008

Analysis – What is legal medicine?

  • Roy G. Beran

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
    • University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine, Strategic Health Evaluators, Suite 5, level 6, 12 Thomas Street, Chatswood, NSW 2067, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +61 02 9411 4991; fax: +61 02 9411 4991.

Received 30 May 2007 ,Revised 23 July 2007 ,Accepted 21 August 2007.

References 

  1. Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 175 CLR 479; (1991) Aust Torts Reps 81-113 (NSW CA); (1991) 23 NSWLR 600.
  2. Beran RG. The Teaching of Legal Medicine in Australasia. J. Forensic & Legal Med. 2007;14(5):284–288
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  4. Samson C. “Brain scans gain momentum as forensic evidence, but jury is still out on its relevance”. Neurology Today 7 (7), April 3, 2007 (p 1, 12, 14). (www.neurotodayonline.com).
  5. World Medical Association Declaration of Health, Helsinki (1989) Recommendations Guiding Physicians in Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects, Adopted by the 18th World Medical Assembly (WMA), Helsinki, Finland, June 1964 and amended by 29th WMA, Tokyo, Japan, Oct 1975; 35th WMA, Venice, Italy, Oct 1983; 41st WMA, Hong Kong, Sept 1989, 48th WMA General Assembly, Somerset West, Republic of South Africa, October 1996, and the 52nd WMA General Assembly, Edinburgh, Scotland, October 2000. Note of Clarification on Paragraph 29 added by the WMA General Assembly, Washington 2002 Note of Clarification on Paragraph 30 added by the WMA General Assembly, Tokyo 2004.
  6. Woods v Lowns & Procopis, Court of Appeal, 5/2/96 ref: 40094/1995.

PII: S1752-928X(07)00134-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.08.003

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 158-162 , April 2008

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