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Transformation of the role of human dissection in medical education: cultivating principles of medical ethics

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  1. Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Phulwarisharif, Patna, Bihar, 801507, India

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Ghosh, S.K. Transformation of the role of human dissection in medical education: cultivating principles of medical ethics. Surg Radiol Anat 42, 855–856 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-020-02453-3

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