An ethical solution to the challenges in teaching anatomy with dissection in the Chinese culture

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 56-59

  Zhang, Luqing ^a   Wang, Yunfeng ^a   Xiao, Ming ^a   Han, Qunying ^a   Ding, Jiong ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body donation; Human anatomy; Medical ethics education

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CADAVER; CHINA; CHINESE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISSECTION; DONOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERSTITION;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SUPERSTITIONS; TEACHING; TRUST; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 57549096382     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.15     Document Type: Article

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