Evaluation of methods to reduce formaldehyde levels of cadavers in the dissection laboratory

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-81

  Whitehead, Mark C ^a   Savoia, Maria C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Cadaver; Embalming; Formaldehyde; InfuTrace; Perfect solution; Teaching

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PRESERVATIVE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CADAVER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING; TISSUE FIXATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMBALMING; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES;

EID: 38149118217     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20567     Document Type: Article

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