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The symmetry of self mutilation and the chess board pattern

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  1. Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology, Level 3 Medical School North Building, The University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

    Roger W. Byard

  2. Forensic Science SA, 21 Divett Place, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia

    Karen J. Heath

  3. Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Charité University, Turmstr. 21 (Haus L), 10559, Berlin, Germany

    Michael Tsokos

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Byard, R.W., Heath, K.J. & Tsokos, M. The symmetry of self mutilation and the chess board pattern. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 9, 106–107 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-012-9336-z

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