The reliance on unclaimed cadavers for anatomical teaching by medical schools in Africa

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 174-183

  Gangata, Hope ^a   Ntaba, Phatheka ^b   Akol, Princess ^b   Louw, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Anatomical donor programs; Bequest program; Gross anatomy; Medical ethics; Unclaimed bodies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ANATOMY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 77956707978     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.157     Document Type: Article

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