Resuscitating the Dying Autopsy

Overview

Journal PLoS Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2016 Jan 13

PMID 26756992

Citations 17

Authors

Quique Bassat

Paola Castillo

Pedro L Alonso

Jaume Ordi

Clara Menendez

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