Medical examiners' seminar looked at mysteries surrounding sudden death.
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Medical examiners in Nova Scotia recently attended their first-ever seminar concerning the skills, challenges and techniques their jobs require. It was welcomed by the physicians, most of whom are family physicians with little training in the investigation of sudden death.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 157 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997