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Comment
. 2008 Sep 23;179(7):677-8.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1080080.

TASER safety

Mark W Kroll, Hugh Calkins, Richard M Luceri, Michael A Graham, William G Heegaard
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TASER safety

Mark W Kroll et al. CMAJ. .
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