The morgue and the pandemic

Authors

  • Ananth Rupesh Kattamreddy Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, ACSR Govt. Medical College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
  • Shaloam Arafath Syed General Duty Medical Officer, ACSR Government General Hospital , Nellore

Keywords:

COVID-19, Death, Dignity, Forensic medicine and toxicology, Mortuary, Pandemic, Philosophy

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Published

2021-08-03

How to Cite

Kattamreddy, A. R., & Syed, S. A. (2021). The morgue and the pandemic. Research and Humanities in Medical Education, 8, 83–86. Retrieved from https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/473

Issue

Vol. 8 (2021)

Section

Pandemic Praxis

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