Referral for autopsies: analysis of 651 consecutive deaths in one general practice.
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Autopsies represent a key instrument in educating doctors and may aid quality assurance for primary and secondary care. This study shows that only a few patients have an autopsy, of which the majority are carried out at the request of the coroner for medicolegal reasons. Better education and communication between general practitioners, hospital clinicians, pathologists, and coroners may increase the rate of autopsies.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 76 897 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000