thanatology
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Research
766 papers- Primate thanatology and hominoid mortuary archeology.Primates; journal of primatology · 2020
- Evolutionary thanatology.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018
- Comparative thanatology.Current biology : CB · 2016
- Thanatology.Journal of medical education · 1981
- Thanatology in the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus).Primates; journal of primatology · 2022
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Goals
- Forensic medicine
- Coping with death
- Research and studies
- Hospice care
- Popular media
- Fields of study
- See also
- References
- External links
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Thanatology is the scientific study of death and the losses brought about as a result. It investigates the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death, such as bodily changes that accompany death and the postmortem period, as well as wider psychological and social aspects related to death. It is primarily an interdisciplinary study offered as a course of study at numerous colleges and universities.
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