Cadavers as teachers in medical education: Knowledge is the ultimate gift of body donors

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-190

  Prakash, ^a   Prabhu, L V ^a   Rai, R ^a   D'Costa, S ^a   Jiji, P J ^a   Singh, G ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cadaver; Dissection; Donors; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; THAILAND; DONOR; EDUCATION; INDIA;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INDIA; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33947719750     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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