Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 137-139 , April 2010

What is legal medicine – Are legal and forensic medicine the same?

  • Roy G. Beran, MD FRACP (Conjoint Associate Professor, Professor, Strategic Health Evaluators)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: P.O. Box 598, Northbridge, NSW 1560, Australia. Tel./fax: +61 02 9411 4991.

Received 11 February 2009 ,Revised 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 9 September 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00159-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.09.011

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 137-139 , April 2010