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Comment
. 2006 Jan 21;332(7534):178.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7534.178-a.

Dummies and SIDS: causality has not been established

Peter S Blair, Peter J Fleming
Comment

Dummies and SIDS: causality has not been established

Peter S Blair et al. BMJ. .
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