Necropsy practice after the "organ retention scandal": Requests, performance, and tissue retention

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 537-541

  Burton, J L ^a   Underwood, J C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOPSY; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0038006203     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.7.537     Document Type: Article

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