Comparing the Case Materials Available from a Teaching Hospital's Autopsies in 1968 and 20 Years Later.

Rhatigan, Ronald M.

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ERIC Number: EJ424778

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Comparing the Case Materials Available from a Teaching Hospital's Autopsies in 1968 and 20 Years Later.

Rhatigan, Ronald M.

Academic Medicine, v66 n3 p158-61 Mar 1991

The study compared the diagnoses determined by 200 adult autopsies performed in 1968 and 200 autopsies 20 years later. Analysis indicated few changes in variety of case material despite declining autopsy rates and a changing racial mix of patients. Recommendations for maximizing the teaching impact of each autopsy are offered. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Death, Diseases, Educational Resources, Higher Education, Incidence, Medical Education, Resource Materials, Teaching Methods, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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