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Heilbrun, K., Dvoskin, J. & Heilbrun, A. Toward Preventing Future Tragedies: Mass Killings on College Campuses, Public Health, and Threat/Risk Assessment. Psychol. Inj. and Law 2, 93–99 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-009-9040-9
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