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Policing is a threat to public health and human rights. / Deivanayagam, Abi; Lasoye, Sarah ; Smith, James et al.
In: BMJ Global Health, Vol. 6, No. 2, e004582, 05.02.2021.

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Deivanayagam, A, Lasoye, S, Smith, J & Selvarajah, S 2021, 'Policing is a threat to public health and human rights', BMJ Global Health, vol. 6, no. 2, e004582. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004582

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Deivanayagam, A., Lasoye, S., Smith, J., & Selvarajah, S. (2021). Policing is a threat to public health and human rights. BMJ Global Health, 6(2), Article e004582. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004582

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Deivanayagam A, Lasoye S, Smith J, Selvarajah S. Policing is a threat to public health and human rights. BMJ Global Health. 2021 Feb 5;6(2):e004582. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004582

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Deivanayagam, Abi ; Lasoye, Sarah ; Smith, James et al. / Policing is a threat to public health and human rights. In: BMJ Global Health. 2021 ; Vol. 6, No. 2.

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