AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

New findings reported from University of Athens, Medical Department describe advances in forensic medicine.

Women's Health Weekly

| January 01, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2009 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

" To investigate the particular features of students who express the desire to follow a forensic career. Methods and materials Three hundred and four 6th-year students attending the compulsory practice in forensic medicine in the academic year 2005-2006 were asked to fill in a self-administered questionnaire at the end of the course," investigators in Athens, Greece report (see also Forensic Medicine).

" The predominant motivation for following forensics was the scientific interest (39.7%). Gender, marital status, religion, place of residence, number of siblings, father/mother being a health professional, being a religious individual were not associated with forensics. Higher grades were a negative predictor for the forensic specialty. A trend linking rejection of an afterlife and orientation towards forensic medicine was found. The fear of death was more intense in students rejecting forensics. Feelings of fear, aversion and grief during the last day of autopsy seemed to be important negative predictors. Stereotypes about forensic doctors (such as ''forensic doctors have a peculiar character'') significantly modified the decision of students, but the beliefs about the role of the autopsy practice (cause of anxiety for death, stimulus to live every moment in life) did not," wrote S.A. Papadodima and ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Reports from Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical Department highlight recent...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week July 15, 2009 700+ words
...risks in forensic medicine practice...University, Medical Department. The researchers...Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology...Samsun, Forensic Medicine, Pathology...University, Medical Department. This article...
Reports from University of Missouri, Medical Department advance knowledge in...
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week October 12, 2009 700+ words
...American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology is: Lippincott...City, Life Sciences, Forensic Medicine, Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Pathology, University of Missouri, Medical Department. This article was prepared...
Study data from University of Rijeka, Medical Department update understanding...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week January 21, 2009 700+ words
...Rijeka Institute of Forensic Medicine. The male:female...University of Rijeka, Medical Department (see also Aging...Rijeka, Aging, Forensic Medicine, University of Rijeka, Medical Department. This article was...
New catecholamin study findings have been reported by scientists at Tohoku...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week January 21, 2009 700+ words
...colleagues, Tohoku University, Medical Department. The researchers concluded: "Thus...Diagnostics, Experimental Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Neurology, Tohoku University, Medical Department. This article was prepared by Biotech...
Data on drowning detailed by researchers at University of Murcia, Medical...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week February 4, 2009 700+ words
...can be applied in forensic medicine to diagnose the...University of Murcia, Medical Department. The researchers...Diagnostics, Drowning, Forensic Medicine, Pathology, University of Murcia, Medical Department. This article...
New behavior research from Mayo Clinic, Medical Department described.(Clinical...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week July 30, 2008 700+ words
...Huntoon and colleagues, Mayo Clinic, Medical Department. The researchers concluded: "Ultimately...United States, Rochester, Behavior, Forensic Medicine, Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Medical Department. This article was prepared by Biotech...
New research on health and medicine from Dokuz Eylul University, Medical...
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week November 2, 2009 700+ words
...colleagues, Dokuz Eylul University, Medical Department. The researchers concluded...Hepatology, Liver Function, Forensic Medicine, Health and Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Medical Department. This article was prepared by...
Research reports on suicide from Shinshu University, Medical Department provide...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week July 15, 2009 700+ words
...University, Medical Department. The researchers...Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology...Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology...Autopsy, Forensic Medicine, Mental...University, Medical Department. This article...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA