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Forensic anthropology and radiography in the examination of an unknown mummified hand

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    Jonathan P. McNulty

  2. Human Anatomy, UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    René Gapert

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McNulty, J.P., Gapert, R. Forensic anthropology and radiography in the examination of an unknown mummified hand. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 9, 602–606 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-013-9460-4

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