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The force required to crush vertebrae: Its probable mechanical relation to the postmetrazol fracture

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Furst, W. The force required to crush vertebrae: Its probable mechanical relation to the postmetrazol fracture. Psych Quar 14, 397–402 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01573197

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