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Chapter 34 - Ancillary Testing and Special Dissections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2020

By
Mary Ann Sens  and
Richard M.Conran
Edited by
Kim A. Collins  and
Roger W. Byard
Kim A. Collins
Affiliation:
LifePoint Inc, South Carolina
Roger W. Byard
Affiliation:
University of Adelaide
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Summary

This chapter provides an overview of the additional postmortem laboratory tests, histological techniques, and stains and special dissections that may be required at a geriatric autopsy, i.e. a decedent 60 years of age or older. In general, these tests and dissections are identical to those in alternate age groups.

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Geriatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology , pp. 607 - 627
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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