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This chapter provides an overview of the Portuguese Medico-Legal System. The origins and evolution of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences in Portugal are presented and a special analysis of the present organization of the Portuguese National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences is made, involving its advantages and insufficiencies and the future perspectives.
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Vieira DN. Forensic medicine in Portugal. In: Madea B, Saukko P, editors. Forensic medicine in Europe. Lübeck: Schimdt-Römhild; 2008. p. 317–42.
Vieira DN. Forensic medicine and forensic sciences in Portugal. The Bulletin of Legal Medicine. 2009;14(1):40–7.
Vieira DN. O actual sistema medico-legal e forense português. In: Almeida F, Paulino M, editors. Profiling, vitimologia & ciências forenses. Pactor: Lisbon; 2012. p. 1–15.
Vieira DN, Muñoz-Barús JI. El sistema médico-legal y forense portugués. Cuadernos de Medicina Forense. 2009;15(57):185–9.
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Vieira, D.N. (2013). Legal Medicine and Forensic System in Portugal. In: Beran, R. (eds) Legal and Forensic Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32338-6_45
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