A study of the quality of perinatal autopsy in the former Northern Region

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-28

  Wright, C ^a   Cameron, H ^b   Lamb, W ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; FETUS; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031983645     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb09345.x     Document Type: Article

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