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Regarding the tongue protrusion as an indicator of vital burning. Much ado about nothing

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This work was supported by Ministry of Science of Republic of Serbia, Grant No. 45005.

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  1. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade – School of Medicine, 31a Deligradska str, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Slobodan Nikolić & Vladimir Živković

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Nikolić, S., Živković, V. Regarding the tongue protrusion as an indicator of vital burning. Much ado about nothing. Int J Legal Med 129, 315–316 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-014-1062-5

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