Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 99-101 , February 2010

Chronic hepatitis C – Assessment in civil law: A case study

  • Bruno Miguel Santos, MD (Resident)

      Affiliations

    • Centre Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine, IP, Largo da Sé Nova, 3030-213 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Forensic Sciences, FCT, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Delegação Centro – Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal, IP, Largo da Sé Nova, 3030-213 Coimbra, Portugal. Tel.: +351 239 854 230; fax: +351 239 820 549.
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  • Paula Sousa, MD (Forensic Expert)

      Affiliations

    • Centre Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine, IP, Largo da Sé Nova, 3030-213 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Forensic Sciences, FCT, Portugal
    • ,
  • Filomena Mena, RN (Forensic Nurse)

      Affiliations

    • Centre Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine, IP, Largo da Sé Nova, 3030-213 Coimbra, Portugal
    • ,
  • Graça Santos Costa, MD (Senior Forensic Expert)

      Affiliations

    • Centre Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine, IP, Largo da Sé Nova, 3030-213 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Forensic Sciences, FCT, Portugal
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  • Francisco Corte-Real, MD PhD (Professor, Director)

      Affiliations

    • Centre Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine, IP, Largo da Sé Nova, 3030-213 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Forensic Sciences, FCT, Portugal
    • ,
  • Duarte Nuno Vieira, MD PhD (Professor and Head)

      Affiliations

    • Centre Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine, IP, Largo da Sé Nova, 3030-213 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Forensic Sciences, FCT, Portugal

Received 14 November 2008 ,Revised 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 9 September 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00155-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.09.007

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 99-101 , February 2010

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