The use of autopsy in preclinical medical education: A survey of pathology educators

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1047-1053

  Talmon, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUTOPSY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE; AUTOPSY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 77954356415     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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