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The work was supported by PRVOUK of the Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and by MH CZ - DRO (UHHK, 00179906).

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    Petr Hejna & Martin Janík

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Hejna, P., Janík, M. Comments on tongue protrusion as an indicator of vital burning. Int J Legal Med 128, 321–322 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-013-0931-7

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