Table.

Junior doctors' responses to a questionnaire on postmortem examinations

Question	No (n=64)
Reasons for autopsy*:
Consultant's request	38
Cause of death unknown	36
Medical education	10
Family's request	2
No reason given	5
Doctors informed of autopsy taking place:	8
Respondents able to attend autopsy	4
Doctors informed of autopsy results:
Never	30
In 25% of cases	16
In 50% of cases	10
In 75% of cases	2
Always	4
Change in practice as a result of autopsy:
No	28
Sometimes	26
Often	4

^*Respondents were allowed to cite more than one reason.