The Ethical Use and Legality of Medical Examiner Data: Preliminary Lessons From the New Mexico Decedent Image Database

Kori Mecklenburg, Christine Pink, Heather J. H. Edgar, Tyler S. Gibb, Philip J. Kroth, Shamsi Daneshvari Berry

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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.70369
Published: 2026-10
Container: American Journal of Biological Anthropology
Publisher: Wiley
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@article{allodium:10.1002/ajpa.70369,
  title = {The Ethical Use and Legality of Medical Examiner Data: Preliminary Lessons From the New Mexico Decedent Image Database},
  author = {Kori Mecklenburg and Christine Pink and Heather J. H. Edgar and Tyler S. Gibb and Philip J. Kroth and Shamsi Daneshvari Berry},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {American Journal of Biological Anthropology},
  doi = {10.1002/ajpa.70369},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70369}
}

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TI  - The Ethical Use and Legality of Medical Examiner Data: Preliminary Lessons From the New Mexico Decedent Image Database
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AU  - Philip J. Kroth
AU  - Shamsi Daneshvari Berry
PY  - 2026
JO  - American Journal of Biological Anthropology
DO  - 10.1002/ajpa.70369
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Mecklenburg, K., Pink, C., Edgar, H. J. H., Gibb, T. S., Kroth, P. J., & Berry, S. D. (2026). The Ethical Use and Legality of Medical Examiner Data: Preliminary Lessons From the New Mexico Decedent Image Database. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70369

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