Trends of accuracy of clinical diagnoses of the basic cause death in a university hospital

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-373

  Grade, M H C ^a   Zucoloto, S ^a   Kajiwara, J K ^a   Fernandes, M T P ^a   Couto, L G F ^a   Garcia, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

EID: 1842507150     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2003.013235     Document Type: Review

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