The relation of autopsy rate to physicians' beliefs and recommendations regarding autopsy

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 255-261

  Burton, Elizabeth C ^a   Phillips, Russell S ^b   Covinsky, Kenneth E ^c   Sands, Laura P ^d   Goldman, Lee ^e   Dawson, Neal V ^f   Connors Jr , Alfred F ^g   Landefeld, C Seth ^g  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOPSY; BOSTON; CAUSE OF DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OHIO; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 4143053654     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.01.028     Document Type: Article

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