The dissection course - necessary and indispensable for teaching anatomy to medical students

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-22

  Korf, Horst Werner ^a   Wicht, Helmut ^a   Snipes, Robert L ^b   Timmermans, Jean Pierre ^c   Paulsen, Friedrich ^d   Rune, Gabriele ^e   Baumgart Vogt, Eveline ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomical education; Dissection course; Medical education; Plastination

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGAN DONOR; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANATOMY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; TEACHING;

EID: 38749117525     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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