Clinical autopsies: Survey shows general approval;Klinische sektionen: Umfrage zeigt allgemeine zustimmung

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 107, Issue 50, 2010, Pages

  Kahl, Antje ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE;

EID: 79751514170     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: 01722107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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