title: Forensic pathology services and autopsy law of Qatar.
abstract: This work presents information about the current practice of medico-legal services including forensic pathology services in the Islamic state of Qatar from the author's personal experience gained during a consultation visit to Hamad Medical Corporation Hospital of Qatar. Qatar enacted a comprehensive autopsy law (Law No. 8 of 2003) on the basis of tenets of Islam, incorporating modern trends and opinion. This deals with performance of hospital/clinical, forensic post-mortems and dissection of dead bodies for educational purposes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Limpopo (Polokwane Campus), Limpopo Province, P.O. Box 1944, Polokwane 0700, South Africa. drblkbhootra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Bhootra
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners; D004501:Education, Medical; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011780:Qatar / Q000453:epidemiology