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. 2004 Dec 18;329(7480):1435-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7480.1435.

A precious case from Middle Earth

Nadia Bashir  1 , Nadia Ahmed, Anushka Singh, Yen Zhi Tang, Maria Young, Amina Abba, Elizabeth L Sampson
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A precious case from Middle Earth

Nadia Bashir et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Tolkien's character Gollum is certainly disturbed, but is he physically or mentally ill? Gandalf the Wizard provides the history

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Gollum, from the film trilogy Lord of the Rings Credit: IMAGENET/NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS
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