@article{1478834, recid = {1478834}, author = {Jentzen, Jeffrey M., }, title = {Death Investigation in America : Coroners, Medical Examiners, and the Pursuit of Medical Certainty /}, pages = {1 online resource (300 p.)}, abstract = {Why is the American system of death investigation so inconsistent and inadequate? In this unique political and cultural history, Jeffrey Jentzen draws on archives, interviews, and his own career as a medical examiner to look at the way that a long-standing professional and political rivalry controls public medical knowledge and public health.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1478834}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054066}, }