Putatively lethal ingestion of isopropyl alcohol-related case: interpretation of post mortem isopropyl alcohol and acetone concentrations remains challenging
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Legal Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0937-9827,1437-1596
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-020-02444-4