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  1. Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Southbank, Victoria, Australia

    Noel W.F. Woodford MBBS, LLM, DMJ(Path), FRCPA, MRCPath (Forensic Pathologist)

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    Guy N. Rutty MD, MBBS, FRCPath, DipRCPath(Forensic) (Consultant Home Office Pathologist) (Consultant Home Office Pathologist)

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Woodford, N.W. (2006). Injuries and Death Resulting from Restraint. In: Rutty, G.N. (eds) Essentials of Autopsy Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-026-5_7

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