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. 1968 Oct;58(10):1891–1900. doi: 10.2105/ajph.58.10.1891

Mortality and cause of death in a hospital for the mentally retarded.

G Tarjan, C E Brooke, R K Eyman, A Suyeyasu, C R Miller
PMCID: PMC1228955  PMID: 5693016

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