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| Natural death | | Author(s) | Manfred Oemichen, Christoph Meissner |
| Journal title | Gerontology, vol 46, no 2, March-April 2000 |
| Pages | pp 105-110 |
| Keywords | Death ; Biological ageing ; Germany. |
| Annotation | In the Western world, `natural death' is thought of as the opposite of non-natural deaths, such as accidental death, suicide, and homicide. This paper discusses the meaning of the term `natural death' under a clinical, a forensic and a scientific point of view with regard to recent developments, especially in molecular biology. It is argued that it is impossible to completely rule out an external physical influence of whatever type (non-natural events) in almost all deaths. Although evidence does exist for a death from ageing, at the molecular biological level it is not yet possible to reliably distinguish between internal and external factors. Therefore, it is argued, the concept of `natural death' can no longer be used without reservations. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000511403 A |
| Classmark | CW: BH: 767 |
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