title: Medicolegal practice in Samoa: an inside view.
abstract: Samoa, considered the heart of Polynesia, has a medicolegal system with some limitations. There is a need to build a well-organized medicolegal service. The authors briefly outline the medicolegal system in Samoa from its beginning to the present and discuss future improvements.
authors.affiliation: UNV, Samoa.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Asaua
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Enosa
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Olver
mesh_terms: D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D018947:Samoa