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Does danger lurk in the library?

Received 17 February 2006 ,Accepted 15 March 2006.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00108-9

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.03.012

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 8 , Pages 776-777 , August 2006