[Care in the mortuary: a duty of humanity].
Caring for the dead and their loved ones is something human beings have always done. It acknowledges the deceased person's place as an individual within a social group. It begins with preparation of the corpse--the first stage of a religious or cultural rite. These rites are essential to separate the dead from the living and to allow the latter to mourn.
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D006801:Humans; D009027:Mortuary Practice / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*