Background In 2008, members of the TEPARG provided first insights into the legal and
ethical framework governing body donation in Europe. In 2012, a first update followed. This …

BACKGROUND: In recent years the Netherlands has witnessed a steep increase in the
number of bodies donated for medical research and training. To explore this upward trend …

With the ongoing and expanding use of willed bodies in medical education and research,
there has been a concomitant rise in the need for willed bodies and an increase in the …

The altruistic act of body donation provides a precious resource for both teaching and
researching human anatomy. However, relatively little is known about individuals who …

A survey was conducted to test three hypotheses: anatomists believe that dissection by
students conveys not just anatomical knowledge but also essential skills and attitudes …

BACKGROUND: This study examines the relationship between motivation for body donation
to science and personality characteristics using a body donor survey (N= 759) conducted by …

While dissection remains the method of choice for teaching human anatomy, ethical
requirements for obtaining cadavers has made the process of acquiring human bodies more …

Predictors of people's intention to register with a body bequest program for donating their
deceased body to medical science and research were examined using standard theory of …

The Conscious Body Donation Program conducted since 2003 by the Department of Human
Anatomy, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice was the first innovative project aimed at …

Background Culture, society and spirituality contribute to variability in the characteristics of
human body donors and donation programmes worldwide. The donors and the body …