Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 420-425 , October 2008

The processing of skeletonized human remains found in Berlin, Germany

  • Tanja Hollmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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  • Roger W. Byard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Pathology, Level 3 Medical School North Building, The University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide 5005, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +618 8303 5441; fax: +618 8303 4408.
    • ,
  • Michael Tsokos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Received 4 August 2007 ,Revised 11 January 2008 ,Accepted 8 February 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00034-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.02.010

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 420-425 , October 2008

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