An elderly patient dies within an hour of admission to the hospital and is autopsied by the hospital pathologist. In which autopsy rate will the patient be included?

A. Hospital autopsy rate only
B. Net autopsy rate only
C. Gross autopsy rate only
D. All autopsy rates
E. None of these


Answer: D

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