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“Shaken baby syndrome” and forensic pathology

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Scheimberg, I., Mack, J. “Shaken baby syndrome” and forensic pathology. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 10, 242–243 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-013-9527-2

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