Decline in hospital autopsies;Færre sykehusobduksjoner - Lang svartid

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 127, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2800-2802

  Berget, Ellen ^a   Ramnefjell, Maria ^a   Svendsen, Elisabeth Berge ^a   Bertelsen, Bjørn Inge ^a   Mæhle, Bjørn Ove ^a   Svendsen, Einar ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RECORD; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

AUTOPSY; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37549067746     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: 08077096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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