Histological examination has a major impact on macroscopic necropsy diagnoses

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1261-1264

  Bernardi, F D C ^a   Saldiva, P H N ^a   Mauad, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; PANCREAS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 28644452357     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.027953     Document Type: Article

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