Forensic Epidemiology in the Global Context

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Loue, Sana (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Epidemiology.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Law and Psychology.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.

As globalization causes profound changes in business, industry, and trade,it can also have significant effects on populations, environments, and individuals.These effects may be harmful, resulting in injury or illness, prompting the critical question: How best to correct wrongs caused to individuals...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Forensic Epidemiology in the Global Context: A Case Study of Pfizer and the Trovafloxacin Trial
• 2.The Epidemiologist as an Expert in Litigation
• 3.The Use of Epidemiological Evidence in UK Tort Law
• 4.Forensic Epidemiology in the Romanian Legal System.-5.Forensic Epidemiology and Environmental Justice.-6. Forensic Epidemiology, Forensic Pathology, Ethics, and Human Rights
• Index.