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New evidence for Ötzi’s final trauma

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The authors are indebted to Dr. Albert Zink (Bolzano) for help with the procurement of the material and Mrs. Christine Reischl (Munich) for technical assistance.

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  1. Institute of Pathology, Academic Hospital Munich-Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany

    Andreas G. Nerlich

  2. Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany

    Oliver Peschel

  3. Institute of Pathology, Province Hospital Bozen, Bolzano, Italy

    Eduard Egarter-Vigl

  4. Institut für Pathologie, Klinikum München-Bogenhausen, Englschalkingerstr. 77, 81925, Munich, Germany

    Andreas G. Nerlich

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Nerlich, A.G., Peschel, O. & Egarter-Vigl, E. New evidence for Ötzi’s final trauma. Intensive Care Med 35, 1138–1139 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-009-1409-4

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