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On the uncertainty of the signs of murder, in the case of bastard children.

Publication Details

Med. Obs. & Inqu., London, 6, 266-90. London, 1784 CE.

This essay on the signs of murder in illegitimate children is, in Garrison’s view, the most important early contribution to forensic medicine by a British writer.

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Entry Number#1732
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External URLon-the-uncertainty-of-the-signs-of-murder-in-the-case-of-bastard-children

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Publication place: London