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Regarding ligature induced blister formation in hanging – the “pinch” effect

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This work was supported by Ministry of Science of Republic of Serbia, Grant No. 45005.

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  1. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade – School of Medicine, 31a Deligradska str, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

    Danica Cvetković, Vladimir Živković & Slobodan Nikolić

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Cvetković, D., Živković, V. & Nikolić, S. Regarding ligature induced blister formation in hanging – the “pinch” effect. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 14, 139–141 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9921-2

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