Giving ourselves: The ethics of anatomical donation

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 217-219

  Gunderman, Richard B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomists; Body donation; Ethics; Medical education; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANATOMY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ETHICS; GIFT GIVING; HUMANS; ITALY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PUBLIC OPINION; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58449119187     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.39     Document Type: Article

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