The public autopsy: Somewhere between art, education, and entertainment

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 576-579

  Miah, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUTOPSY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LICENCE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TELEVISION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE; AUTOPSY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; TEACHING;

EID: 11144298041     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.003079     Document Type: Article

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