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Comment
. 2002 May 11;324(7346):1159.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7346.1159.

Playing video games seems to have few serious acute adverse effects on health

Mark D Griffiths
Comment

Playing video games seems to have few serious acute adverse effects on health

Mark D Griffiths. BMJ. .
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