Moritz Revisited: Modern Mistakes about how we Think about Forensic Pathology

Abstract

In 1956, Alan Moritz published a landmark article entitled Classical Mistakes in Forensic Pathology. This article has been required reading for two generations of forensic pathologists, and the mistakes he described are just as important today as they were 60 years ago. However, new technologies and challenges have changed how forensic pathology is practiced, and there are even more changes to come. A revisitation of Moritz is presented, with an emphasis on how we think about what we do.

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Forensic pathology Error Mistake Cognitive bias

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