Attitudes toward clinical autopsy in unexpected patient deaths in Japan: a nation-wide survey of the general public and physicians

Context Autopsy is a useful tool for understanding the cause and manner of unexpected patient death. However, the attitudes of the general public and physicians in Japan about clinical autopsy are limited. Objective To describe the beliefs of the general public about whether autopsy should be perfor...

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Authors: Kamishiraki, Etsuko (Author) ; Maeda, Shoichi (Author) ; Starkey, Jay (Author) ; Ikeda, Noriaki (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2012
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 38, Issue: 12, Pages: 735-741
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