Student attitudes to whole body donation are influenced by dissection

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 212-216

  Cahill, Kevin C ^a   Ettarh, Raj R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anatomical donor program; Anatomy education; Bequeath; Cadaver dissection; Death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CADAVER; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58449136351     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.42     Document Type: Article

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