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social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > health law > medical jurisprudence
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > formal social control > jurisprudence > medical jurisprudence
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > formal social control > jurisprudence > medical jurisprudence
social science subjects > law > jurisprudence > medical jurisprudence
social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > medical jurisprudence

Preferred term

medical jurisprudence  

Definition

  • Medical jurisprudence is the science of the interaction of law and medicine. It is sometimes referred to as legal medicine or as medico-legal medicine or as forensic medicine (criminal cases). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Medical Jurisprudence]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CCVPZP67-S

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