Letter to the Editor regarding the article "Mummification in a forensic context: an observational study of taphonomic changes and the post‑mortem interval in an indoor setting"

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Forensic Histopathology and Forensic Microbiology, Section of Legal and Insurance Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Luigi Mangiagalli Street, 37 - 20133, Milan, Italy.
² Laboratory of Forensic Histopathology and Forensic Microbiology, Section of Legal and Insurance Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Luigi Mangiagalli Street, 37 - 20133, Milan, Italy. guendalina.gentile@unimi.it.

Comment

Stefano Tambuzzi et al. Int J Legal Med. 2023 Jul.

. 2023 Jul;137(4):1309-1310.

doi: 10.1007/s00414-023-03002-4. Epub 2023 Apr 21.

¹ Laboratory of Forensic Histopathology and Forensic Microbiology, Section of Legal and Insurance Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Luigi Mangiagalli Street, 37 - 20133, Milan, Italy.
² Laboratory of Forensic Histopathology and Forensic Microbiology, Section of Legal and Insurance Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Luigi Mangiagalli Street, 37 - 20133, Milan, Italy. guendalina.gentile@unimi.it.

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Mummification in a forensic context: an observational study of taphonomic changes and the post-mortem interval in an indoor setting.
Ceciliason AS, Käll B, Sandler H. Ceciliason AS, et al. Int J Legal Med. 2023 Jul;137(4):1077-1088. doi: 10.1007/s00414-023-02986-3. Epub 2023 Mar 21. Int J Legal Med. 2023. PMID: 36943481 Free PMC article.

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