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    Donovan P. Loots & Lorraine du Toit-Prinsloo

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Loots, D.P., du Toit-Prinsloo, L. A fatal outcome of pica. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 12, 108–112 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-015-9741-1

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