mid-15c., from Middle French attestation and directly from Latin attestationem (nominative attestatio) an attesting, testimony, noun of action from past participle stem of attestari to prove, confirm (see attest).
Work Environment. Epidemiologists generally work in clean, well-lit offices and laboratories. In addition to hospitals, epidemiologists work in colleges and universities, schools of public health, medical schools, and research and development services firms.
The workplace environment of a coroner can be very different from country to country and even state to state. Some court coroners work both in the court and in the morgue. Some work involves crime scene investigation and the gathering of evidence.