Discrepancies between clinical and autoptic diagnoses in Italy: evaluation of 879 consecutive cases at the "Policlinico of Bari" teaching hospital in the period 1990-2009

• Main Authors: Sara Sblano (Author), Alessandra Arpaio (Author), Fiorenza Zotti (Author), Andrea Marzullo (Author), Alessandro Bonsignore (Author), Alessandro Dell'Erba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: In spite of the benefits of autopsies, there has been in recent years a drastic decline in the number of autopsies performed, mainly due to an apparent unattractive cost-benefit ratio and fears of the medico-legal consequences. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted...