The tenuous world of plastinates

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 27-29

  Jones, D Gareth ^a   Whitaker, Maja I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOETHICS; CADAVER; EDUCATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRESERVATION; PUBLICATION;

ANATOMY; ANATOMY, ARTISTIC; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CADAVER; EXHIBITS; HUMANS; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34147198063     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701220709     Document Type: Note

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