Values of the autopsy in the university hospitals illustrated by the casuistry;Intérêts de l'autopsie hospitalière illustrés par la casuistique

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-99

  Duband, S ^a   Raoux, D ^a   Dumollard, J M ^a   Debout, M ^a   Peoc'h M ^a  

^a SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Diagnosis; Hereditary diseases; Public health; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTOPSY; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CASUISTRY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGOXIN; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HALLUCINATIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MENINGITIS, LISTERIA; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 38649133832     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.10.409     Document Type: Article

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