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The Pathologist / Issues / 2017 / Aug / Death of the Autopsy?
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Death of the Autopsy?

Autopsy is declining, but death investigation is still vital. What is the alternative?

By Suzy Lishman, Jaume Ordi, Marta Cohen 08/25/2017 1 min read

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Suzy Lishman

Suzy Lishman CBE is Consultant Histopathologist at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, and immediate past president of the Royal College of Pathologists.

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Jaume Ordi

Research Professor at the ISGlobal Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain.

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Marta Cohen is a consultant pediatric histopathologist at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, UK.

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