The decline in hospital autopsy rates in 2001

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-

  Ward, Helen E ^a   Clarke, Belinda E ^a   Zimmerman, Paul V ^a   Cleary, Michael I ^a  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; COMPETENCE; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0037148253     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04307.x     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Medical certification of causes of death in an Australian metropolitan hospital. Comparison with autopsy findings and a critical review
2. A review of diagnostic inaccuracy
3. An autopsy-based quality assessment program for improvement of diagnostic accuracy