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SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE: UNUSUAL DEATH IN WESTERN COUNTRY. SUICIDE OR HOMICIDE?

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Published: January 12 2026
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SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE: UNUSUAL DEATH IN WESTERN COUNTRY. SUICIDE OR HOMICIDE?. (2026). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 7. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2012.7.11