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Published on 28.05.13 in Vol 15, No 5 (2013): May

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Works citing "Social Media and the Empowering of Opponents of Medical Technologies: The Case of Anti-Vaccinationism"

Kumanan Wilson, Jennifer Keelan

J Med Internet Res 2013 (May 28); 15(5):e103 

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