Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices (MECO) Series
The Census
of medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices (MECO) is a compilation of
data on the practices of these offices, which are responsible for
medical-legal death investigations. The data cover information such as
the prevalence of unidentified human remains on record in medical
examiners' and coroners' offices across the country, record-keeping
practices, and final disposition practices such as burial, cremation,
or other means. In addition, data are included regarding FTE
employees, contractors, and annual
budgets.
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Complete Metadata
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "011:21" ] |
| contactPoint |
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| dataQuality |
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| description | The Census of medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices (MECO) is a compilation of data on the practices of these offices, which are responsible for medical-legal death investigations. The data cover information such as the prevalence of unidentified human remains on record in medical examiners' and coroners' offices across the country, record-keeping practices, and final disposition practices such as burial, cremation, or other means. In addition, data are included regarding FTE employees, contractors, and annual budgets. |
| distribution |
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| identifier |
"2440"
|
| issued | 2007-07-26T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[ "autopsy", "coroners", "death records", "forensic medicine", "victim identification" ] |
| language |
[ "eng" ] |
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2021-12-16T10:12:52 |
| programCode |
[ "011:061" ] |
| publisher |
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| title | Census of Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Offices (MECO) Series |
