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Editorial
. 2002 Mar 23;324(7339):690-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7339.690.

Modern worries, new technology, and medicine

Keith J Petrie, Simon Wessely
Editorial

Modern worries, new technology, and medicine

Keith J Petrie et al. BMJ. .
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