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01-12-2019 | Anaphylactic Shock | Letter to the Editor

“Diagnostic role of serum tryptase in anaphylactic deaths in forensic medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis” should be re-calibrated and re-edited

Authors: Zhipeng Cao, Baoli Zhu

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 4/2019

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Recently, a review article entitled “Diagnostic role of serum tryptase in anaphylactic deaths in forensic medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” which was published in Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology [1], has attracted our attention. …

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Title: “Diagnostic role of serum tryptase in anaphylactic deaths in forensic medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis” should be re-calibrated and re-edited
Authors: Zhipeng Cao
Baoli Zhu
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Anaphylactic Shock
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-019-00117-2

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