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Bright, F., Winskog, C. & Byard, R.W. Wischnewski spots and hypothermia: sensitive, specific, or serendipitous?. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 9, 88–90 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-012-9342-1
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