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. 2002 Aug 24;325(7361):430-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7361.430.

Anti-vaccinationists past and present

Robert M Wolfe  1 , Lisa K Sharp
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Anti-vaccinationists past and present

Robert M Wolfe et al. BMJ. .
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