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Legal and Forensic Medicine: UK and Australia

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Legal and Forensic Medicine

Abstract

Forensic and Legal Medicine is an evolving area of medical practice, and there are a number of organizations that have been developed to support doctors working in these fields in the UK and Australia. Initial training and continuing professional development are essential to ensure that practitioners have the core competencies to perform the roles required and remain up to date in this rapidly changing area. These disciplines of medicine need full specialist recognition.

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  1. David Jenkins Professor of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK

    Dr. Prof. Margaret M. Stark

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Stark, M.M. (2013). Legal and Forensic Medicine: UK and Australia. In: Beran, R. (eds) Legal and Forensic Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32338-6_120

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