Autopsies: An exercise in futility?

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-195

  Horowitz, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PATHOLOGIST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449097830     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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