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Ligature induced blister formation in hanging—the “pinch” effect

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  1. School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Frome Rd, Forensic Science SA, 21 Divett Place, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

    Jade Spinelli, Neil E. I. Langlois & Roger W. Byard

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Spinelli, J., Langlois, N.E.I. & Byard, R.W. Ligature induced blister formation in hanging—the “pinch” effect. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 13, 245–247 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9844-y

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