@article{ref1,
title="Within and inter-institutional differences between death certifiers on autopsy conclusions",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2019",
author="Hsieh, Ming-Li and Neuilly, Melanie-Angela",
volume="34",
number="5",
pages="1063-1073",
abstract="This study seeks to establish whether medico-legal practitioners differ in their autopsy conclusions within and across medico-legal institutions. Data include 459 violent deaths (homicides, suicides, and accidents) autopsy reports written by more than 20 death certifiers from four medico-legal institutions in two countries (France and the United States). Multinomial models show that compared with accidental deaths, weapon use and decedents' characteristics both influence a homicide verdict, but not a suicide one. In addition, French practitioners are more likely than Americans to reach a conclusion of homicide or suicide compared with accident, and homicides are more likely to be certified by male practitioners.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260516647006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260516647006"
}