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Observations; SERIES: Philosophy in Medical Education; Action Editor: Mario Veen, PhD, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam

The Lifecycle of a Clinical Cadaver: A Practice-Based Ethnography

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Pages 556-572 | Received 08 Nov 2021, Accepted 07 Jun 2022, Published online: 30 Jun 2022

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