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  1. School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Frome Rd, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Roger W. Byard

  2. Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology, Level 3 Medical School North Building, The University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide, 5005, Australia

    Roger W. Byard

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Byard, R.W. Drowning deaths in rivers. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 13, 388–389 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9857-6

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