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Commentary on “Macromorphological findings in cases of death in water: a critical view on drowning signs”

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  1. Department of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Genova, via De’ Toni 12, 16132, Genova, Italy

    Rosario Barranco & Francesco Ventura

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Barranco, R., Ventura, F. Commentary on “Macromorphological findings in cases of death in water: a critical view on drowning signs”. Int J Legal Med 135, 1563–1564 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-021-02524-z

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