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Stabbing: data support public perception.

Tom König·Charles H Knowles·Alison West·Alastair Wilson·Frank Cross
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Tom König, Charles H Knowles, Alison West, Alastair Wilson, Frank Cross. 2006-09-23. Stabbing: data support public perception.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.333.7569.652

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