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Pathologists and the autopsy. 1991

R B Hill, and R E Anderson
Department of Pathology, State University of New York, Syracuse.

Autopsy practice today remains rooted in the fabric of medicine as it developed through the 18th and 19th centuries. Recent developments in medicine and society have left autopsy practice behind and have led to the decline of the autopsy. Potential new values of autopsies point strongly to the need for revitalized modern autopsy services, services focused on objectives and problems related to patients, their physicians, and the attendant societal issues. There are real values for pathology and pathologists, but only if major realignments in purposes and outcomes are forthcoming.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010336 Pathology A specialty concerned with the nature and cause of disease as expressed by changes in cellular or tissue structure and function caused by the disease process. Pathologies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001344 Autopsy Postmortem examination of the body. Autopsies,Post-Mortem Examination,Postmortem Examination,Examination, Post-Mortem,Examination, Postmortem,Examinations, Post-Mortem,Examinations, Postmortem,Post Mortem Examination,Post-Mortem Examinations,Postmortem Examinations

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