[Between the ideal and the real: autopsy in post-unification Italy].
A short history of autopsy practice in Bologna since 1859 is presented. The programmes of the chiefs of the school of anatomic pathology are revisited. A summary of the scientific impact of autopsy practice is also illustrated.
Scarani
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Dipartimento Clinico di Scienze Radiologiche e Istocitopatologiche, Università di Bologna.
Gallo
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Eusebi
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D001344:Autopsy / Q000266:history* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011057:Politics; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history