Autopsy
Studies conducted at Malmo University on autopsy recently published
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, October 4th, 2007
Fresh data on autopsy are presented in the report "Trends in prevalence of fatal surgical diseases at forensic autopsy. In 1992, there were major changes in Swedish law of the deceased, which had led to a dramatic decrease in autopsy rates. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of fatal or potential fatal surgical diseases within a Swedish forensic autopsy cohort, before and after this change in legislation," scientists in Malmo, Sweden report.
"Deaths referred for forensic autopsy at the Institution of Forensic Medicine, Lund University Hospital, Sweden, between 1970-1982 and 2000-2004, were studied regarding the prevalence of aorto-iliac diseases,...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2007-10-04)
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