Discrepancies between clinical diagnoses and autopsy findings

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 385-391

  Coradazzi, Ana L ^a   Morganti, A L C ^b   Montenegro, M R G ^c  

^a Hospital Amaral Carvalho   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autopsy diagnosis; Clinical diagnosis; Latrogenic injuries

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037360274     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003000300014     Document Type: Review

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