TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Within and inter-institutional differences between death certifiers on autopsy conclusions
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Hsieh, Ming-Li
A1  - Neuilly, Melanie-Angela
SP  - 1063
EP  - 1073
VL  - 34
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260516647006
ID  - ref1
ER  -