Clinical setting and extent of premortem evaluation do not predict autopsy discrepancy rates

Modern Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1225-1230

  Scordi Bello, Irini A ^a   Kalb, Thomas H ^a   Lento, Patrick A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS;

EID: 77956288022     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.107     Document Type: Article

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