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Published in: Forensic Toxicology 2/2018

01-07-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Murders with VX: Aum Shinrikyo in Japan and the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam in Malaysia

Authors: Tomomasa Nakagawa, Anthony T. Tu

Published in: Forensic Toxicology | Issue 2/2018

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Dear Editor …
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Title
Murders with VX: Aum Shinrikyo in Japan and the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam in Malaysia
Authors
Tomomasa Nakagawa
Anthony T. Tu
Publication date
01-07-2018
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Forensic Toxicology / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1860-8965
Electronic ISSN: 1860-8973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-018-0426-9

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