1 Scope of Questionnaire Data Data Type Sample characteristics: Age group Ordinal Gender Nominal Centre/work location Nominal Length of work time since graduation Numeric Educational background (what and where): Nominal Specialist in Forensic Medicine Relevant additional education Case-load: Numeric Per year (average) Total Case-types: Nominal Traffic-related trauma Homicide Suicide Accidental trauma Natural (sudden) death Drug-related Medical negligence Other Reports formulation methods: Nominal Evidence-based Experience-based Physiologic and pathologic principles-based Common sense A combination of methods Others Description of steps commonly used in Text formulating reports (based on vignettes) Use of data sources: Nominal Always Often Sometimes Rarely Data sources: Text Published literature Epidemiological databases Institutional databases Others Strengths of current practice: Nominal
1 Scope of Questionnaire Data Data Type Sample characteristics: Age group Gender Centre/work location Length of work time since graduation Educational background (what and where): Specialist in Forensic Medicine Relevant additional education Ordinal Nominal Nominal Numeric Nominal Case-load: Per year (average) Total Numeric Case-types: Traffic-related trauma Homicide Suicide Accidental trauma Natural (sudden) death Drug-related Medical negligence Other Nominal Reports formulation methods: Evidence-based Experience-based Physiologic and pathologic principles-based Common sense A combination of methods Others Nominal Description of steps commonly used in formulating reports (based on vignettes) Text Use of data sources: Always Often Sometimes Rarely Nominal Data sources: Published literature Epidemiological databases Institutional databases Others Text Strengths of current practice: Nominal
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