The Current Status of Autopsies in Medical Care in the USA
- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal for Quality in Health Care
- Vol. 5 (4) , 309-313
- https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/5.4.309
Abstract
Once a cornerstone of medical education and medical practice, the autopsy has fallen into disuse and disregard in many circles in the USA. In this review of the autopsy today in the United States of America, I explore some of the values that should be exploited through autopsy study, the actual status of autopsy performance, and some of the initiatives that are being taken to counteract this trend.Keywords
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