Infectious diseases and the autopsy

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 602-603

  Wilson, Michael L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOPSY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747584911     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506574     Document Type: Note

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