Capital punishment and anatomy: History and ethics of an ongoing association

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-14

  Hildebrandt, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics in anatomy; History of anatomy; Medical education; National Socialist anatomy; Plastination

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PLASTINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CHINA; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GERMANY; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; NATIONAL SOCIALISM;

EID: 38349061457     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20571     Document Type: Review

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