Low-tech autopsies in the era of high-tech medicine: continued value for quality assurance and patient safety.

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  • G D Lundberg
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • JAMA

دوره 280 14  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998