Reversing the slow death of the clinical necropsy: Developing the post of the Pathology Liaison Nurse

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1129-1134

  Limacher, Eileen ^a   Carr, Urszula ^a   Bowker, Lesley ^a   Ball, Richard Y ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BEREAVEMENT; CONSULTATION; DEATH; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 35349008517     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.044420     Document Type: Article

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