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  1. East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpathic Building Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK

    Guy N. Rutty MD, MBBS, FCRPath, DipRCPath(forensic), FFSSoc, FFFLM

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Ferris, J.A.R. (2008). The Relationship of Body Weight and Sudden Death. In: Rutty, G.N. (eds) Essentials of Autopsy Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-835-7_3

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