A Guide to Autopsy Pratice and Law in Ghana: Revised Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789988191016)

This book is meant to guide the Ghanaian resident doctor, district and regional medical officers, medical students, non-medical personnel such as police detectives and traffic officers and lawyers through the rudiments of autopsy practice. It sheds light on the benefits of the autopsy, autopsy practice and the laws that govern autopsy practice and general academic dissections. It also discusses religion and the autopsy and is thus useful to religious leaders and curious general readers who may not belong to any of the above stated professions. In addition it discusses the rudiments of death certification with relevant examples and will be useful to nosologists and other health officials responsible for collecting and coding data related to cause of death certificates. It entrenches the role of the clinical pathologists who is a part of the clinical team by introducing the perspectives and relationship of various clinicians to autopsy practice.

Author: I. T. Anim
ISBN-10: 9988191014
ISBN-13: 9789988191016
Publisher: Icon Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Published: 08/05/2015
Pages: 314
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.66d