The Autopsy

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-75

  Teo, C E S ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Academic; Autopsy: Medico legal; Consent; Coroner; Decline; Disease pathogenesis; Hospital; Rates; Value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031064868     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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