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Through the lens of the clinician: autopsy services and utilization in a large teaching hospital in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Declining hospital autopsy rates in many countries have generated considerable concern. The survey determined challenges of the autopsy service in a large Teaching Hospital in Ghana, from the perspective of clinicians. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of doctors at the Korle-Bu...

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Autores principales:	Yawson, Alfred E, Tette, Edem, Tettey, Yao
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25533037 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-943

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