title: Newfoundland pathologist driving force as province finally adopts medical examiner's act.
abstract: Newfoundland's former chief forensic pathologist is pleased that the provincial government has adopted a new medical examiner's act that he helped develop. He hopes the new act will help clear up confusion about who does what when a body is found in the province.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gushue
mesh_terms: D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009523:Newfoundland and Labrador