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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 Carr  1 , Margaret M E Burke, Catherine M Corbishley, Valerie Suarez, Keith P McCarthy
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The autopsy: lessons from the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths

Norman J Carr et al. J R Soc Med. 2002 Jul.
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  • Decline in autopsy rate.
    Dyson R. Dyson R. J R Soc Med. 2002 Sep;95(9):476. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.95.9.476-a. J R Soc Med. 2002. PMID: 12205221 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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