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Surveillance of injury-related deaths: medicolegal autopsy rates and trends in Finland

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Medicolegal autopsies are a vital tool for obtaining reliable injury mortality data. In Finland, medicolegal autopsies have increased from 13.6% of all deaths in 1970 to 23.8% in 2004. In fact, medicolegal autopsies are performed in 87.2% of all unintentional injury deaths, 98.3% of homicides and 99.5% of suicides. Finland has exceedingly high medicolegal autopsy rates compared with other countries. Autopsy rates should be appropriately considered when performing international comparisons of injury-related deaths.

Source: Injury Prevention

DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.012922

Authors: Philippe Lunetta, Anne Lounamaa, Sanna Sihvonen

Institution: University of Helsinki

Language: English

Topic: Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2095482199