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Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia; Center of Bone Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia. Electronic address:

Published: September 2025


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