Should we continue teaching anatomy by dissection when...?

Anatomical Record - Part B New Anatomist

Volumn 289, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 215-218

  Rizzolo, Lawrence J ^a   Stewart, William B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cadaver dissection; Medical education; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; CADAVER; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; IMAGING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONALISM; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGEON; TEACHING;

EID: 33751186863     PISSN: 15524906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.b.20117     Document Type: Review

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