Referral for autopsies: Analysis of 651 consecutive deaths in one general practice

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 897, 2000, Pages 415-416

  Khunti, Kamlesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Coroner; Death register; Deaths

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DEATH; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATHOLOGIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033923296     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.897.415     Document Type: Article

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