Korean J Leg Med.  1997 Oct;21(2):84-89.

Medicolegal Demand on Medical Certificates and Written Expert Opinions

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  • 1Department of Pathology, Kunkuk University College of Medicine Chungju, Korea.

Abstract

There are several types of medical certificates and written expert opinions (or judicial reports) which medical doctors have to issue. Author summarized medicolegal demand on medical certificates and written expert opinions separately. Kinds and items of medical certificates were listed. And 10 cases of death certificate in Japan were introduced and analyzed. About judicial reports, definition and legal background as well as general principles of framing of judicial reports including preface, examination records, explanation of results and considerations, and judicial examination and signature were also mentioned.


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Death Certificates
Expert Testimony*
Japan
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