Relevance of the autopsy as a medical tool: A large database of physician attitudes

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 268-274

  Hooper, Jody E ^a   Geller, Stephen A ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOPSY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846980752     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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