Concepedia

Autopsy Decisions: The Possibility of Conflicting Cultural Attitudes

Henry S. Perkins, Josie D. Supik, Helen P. Hazuda

The Journal of Clinical Ethics · 1993 · 33 citations · 6 references

Concepts

Social SciencesAnthropologyPsychologyForensic AnthropologyMedical AnthropologyMedical EthicsAutopsy DocumentationAutopsy TechniqueCultural Beliefs About DyingForensic AutopsyMortuary AnalysisMortuary PracticeAttitudes Toward AutopsyAutopsy InterpretationBeliefs About Death And DyingCultural Beliefs About DeathCultural Influences On Surrogate Decisions

Abstract

...This study [of attitudes about autopsy] is based upon two\nunderlying assumptions. First, we assumed that the

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