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Appraisal and Consequences of Cadaver Dissection

Martin DempsterSchool of Psychology, Queen’s University BelfastCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexander BlackDepartment of Anatomy, National University of Ireland, Galway
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Noleen McCorrySchool of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast
&
David WilsonDepartment of Anatomy, Queen’s University Belfast
Article: 4592 | Published online: 09 Dec 2009

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