Pathological methods applied to the investigation of causes of death in developing countries: Minimally invasive autopsy approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Castillo, Paola ^a   Ussene, Esperança ^b   Ismail, Mamudo R ^b   Jordao, Dercio ^b   Lovane, Lucilia ^b   Carrilho, Carla ^b   Lorenzoni, Cesaltina ^b   Lacerda, Marcus V ^c   Palhares, Antonio ^c   Rodríguez Carunchio, Leonardo ^e   Martínez, Miguel J ^a,e   Vila, Jordi ^a,e   Bassat, Quique ^a,d   Menéndez, Clara ^a,d   Ordi, Jaume ^a,e  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b MAPUTO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Mozambique)

^c FUNDAÇÃO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DR HEITOR VIEIRA DOURADO   (Brazil)

^d Manhiça Health Research Center   (Mozambique)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY NEEDLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRAIN BIOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LIVER BIOPSY; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE AUTOPSY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MOZAMBIQUE; SAMPLING; SPLEEN BIOPSY; TISSUE SECTION; UTERUS BIOPSY; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT; BONE MARROW; BRAIN; CARDIAC MUSCLE; ECONOMICS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPLEEN; UTERUS;

AUTOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE MARROW; BRAIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; MYOCARDIUM; SPLEEN; UTERUS;

EID: 84938703517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132057     Document Type: Article

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