Incidence of cardiovascular in the dissecting room: A valuable teaching asset

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-92

  Chun, J ^a   Theologou, T ^a   Ellis, H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissection; Heart; Normal variation; Pathology; Teaching; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY SINUS; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; PATHOLOGY;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

EID: 33845440261     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20340     Document Type: Article

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