The continuing decline of autopsies in clinical trials: Is there any way back?

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  McDermott, M ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOPSY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIALS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATOLOGY; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342582102     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.045609     Document Type: Note

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