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Autopsy acceptance rate and reasons for decline in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
OBJECTIVE To determine the autopsy acceptance rate and reasons for decline at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. METHODS The next of kin of patients who died in a combined infectious diseases and gastro-enterology ward of Mulago Hospital were approached to answer a questionnaire concerning characteristics of their deceased relative. During the interview their consent was asked to perform a com...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JRSM
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0141-0768
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.95.9.476-a