From formalin to thiel embalming: What changes? One anatomy department's experiences

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 564-571

  Eisma, R ^a   Lamb, C ^a   Soames, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cadavers; dissection; medical devices; surgical training

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIUM NITRATE; BORIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHOLINE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SODIUM SULFITE;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EMBALMING; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879236257     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22222     Document Type: Article

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