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. 1981 Apr;133(4):285-300.
doi: 10.1002/path.1711330403.

A prospective study of 1152 hospital autopsies: II. Analysis of inaccuracies in clinical diagnoses and their significance

H M Cameron, E McGoogan

A prospective study of 1152 hospital autopsies: II. Analysis of inaccuracies in clinical diagnoses and their significance

H M Cameron et al. J Pathol. 1981 Apr.

Abstract

A further analysis of 1152 hospital autopsies provides data on inaccuracies of specific diagnoses; there are many examples of overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis. All were encountered in a routine hospital autopsy service and their frequency confirms the importance of the hospital autopsy in medical audit. A knowledge of the misdiagnoses which recur frequently could provide guidance in the selection of cases for autopsy.

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