An altar in honor of the anatomical gift

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 323-325

  Kooloos, Jan G M ^a   Bolt, Sophie ^b   Van Der Straaten, Joop ^a   Ruiter, Dirk J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bequest program; Body donation; Commemoration; Gross anatomy; Medical education; Memorial service; Monument; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANATOMY; ART; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DISSECTION; DONOR; EDUCATION; GIFT GIVING; GRIEF; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; SYMBOLISM;

ALTRUISM; ANATOMY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GIFT GIVING; GRIEF; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; SCULPTURE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 78649616143     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.171     Document Type: Article

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