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Place of the Scanning Electron Microscope in the Taxonomic Identification of Diatoms in the Diagnosis of Drowning

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Acta Medicinæ Legalis Vol. XLIV 1994

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Since the diagnosis of drowning is one of the most difficult diagnoses in forensic pathology, a number of tests changes in body fluids such as blood, vitreous humour, cerebrospinal fluid, histological changes have been proposed to confirm this diagnosis.

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  1. Institut de Médecine Légale, 11 Rue Humann, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France

    B. Ludes, S. Quantin, N. North & P. Mangin

  2. Service Central de Microscopie Electronique, 11 Rue Humann, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France

    N. Messaddeq, R. Bury & M. Fabre

  3. Cemagrff, 50 Avenue de Verdun, BP 3, 33611, Gazinft Cedex, France

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Ludes, B. et al. (1995). Place of the Scanning Electron Microscope in the Taxonomic Identification of Diatoms in the Diagnosis of Drowning. In: Mangin, P., Ludes, B. (eds) Acta Medicinæ Legalis Vol. XLIV 1994. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79523-7_83

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