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Postmortem concentration distribution in fatal cases involving the synthetic opioid U-47700

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  1. Institute of Legal Medicine, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, D-30625, Hannover, Germany

    Marek Dziadosz, Michael Klintschar & Jörg Teske

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Dziadosz, M., Klintschar, M. & Teske, J. Postmortem concentration distribution in fatal cases involving the synthetic opioid U-47700. Int J Legal Med 131, 1555–1556 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-017-1593-7

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