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. 2002 Jul;95(7):328-30.

doi: 10.1177/014107680209500703.

The autopsy: lessons from the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths

Norman J Carr¹, Margaret M E Burke, Catherine M Corbishley, Valerie Suarez, Keith P McCarthy

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¹ Pathology Advisor to the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths (NCEPOD), 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE, UK. Norman.Carr@suht.swest.nhs.uk

PMID: 12091505
PMCID: PMC1279935
DOI: 10.1177/014107680209500703

The autopsy: lessons from the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths

Norman J Carr et al. J R Soc Med. 2002 Jul.

. 2002 Jul;95(7):328-30.

doi: 10.1177/014107680209500703.

Authors

Norman J Carr¹, Margaret M E Burke, Catherine M Corbishley, Valerie Suarez, Keith P McCarthy

Affiliation

¹ Pathology Advisor to the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths (NCEPOD), 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE, UK. Norman.Carr@suht.swest.nhs.uk

PMID: 12091505
PMCID: PMC1279935
DOI: 10.1177/014107680209500703

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