Anatomy teaching: Ghosts of the past, present and future

Medical Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-253

  McLachlan, John C ^a   Patten, Debra ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy *history education; Cadavers; Dissection *history; History, 17th century; History, 18th century; History, 19th century; History, 20th century; Teaching *history

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INTERVENTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEUROANATOMY; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; TEACHING;

EID: 33645235644     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02401.x     Document Type: Review

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