The autopsy: Complete or not complete?

Histopathology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 417-423

  Benbow, E W ^a   Roberts, I S D ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiography; Autopsy; Endoscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Needle biopsy; Radiography; Verbal autopsy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; AUTOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

AUTOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY;

EID: 0037854692     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2003.01596.x     Document Type: Review

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