Utility of autopsy in a pediatric Intensive Care Unit;Evaluacion de la autopsia en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediatricos

Anales Espanoles de Pediatria

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 224-228

  Castellanos Ortega, A ^a,d   Ortiz Melon F ^b   Garcia Fuentes M ^c   Prieto Valderrey, F ^c   Santidrian Miguel J P ^a   Mazorra Macho, F ^b  

^a Departamento de Medicina Intensiva   (Spain)

^b Departamento de Anatomia Patológica

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^d Hospital Cantabria   (Spain)

Author keywords

autopsy; congenital immunodeficiencies; genetic diseases; iatrogenics; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN;

AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 0031089855     PISSN: 03024342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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