Fluctuations in the rate of autopsy in China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3403-3407

  Zhu, Ming Hua ^a   Yu, Dang Hui ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Health policy; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CHINA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORONER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATHOLOGIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

AUTOPSY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHINA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS;

EID: 80054863535     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.20.035     Document Type: Article

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