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“Diagnostic role of serum tryptase in anaphylactic deaths in forensic medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis” should be re-calibrated and re-edited

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Cao, Z., Zhu, B. “Diagnostic role of serum tryptase in anaphylactic deaths in forensic medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis” should be re-calibrated and re-edited. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 15, 675–676 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-019-00117-2

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