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@article{sigfridsson,
  author       = {Sigfridsson, Emma and Ryde, Ulf},
  title        = {Comparison of methods for deriving atomic charges from the
                  electrostatic potential and moments},
  crossref     = {jcc:19.4},
  pages        = {377-395},
  doi          = {10.1002/(SICI)1096-987X(199803)19:4<377::AID-JCC1>3.0.CO;2-P},
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  title   = {Journal of Computational Chemistry},
  date    = 1998,
  volume  = 19,
  number  = 4,
}
% crossref to the journal
@article{springer,
  author       = {Springer, Otto},
  title        = {Mediaeval Pilgrim Routes from {Scandinavia} to {Rome}},
  crossref     = {medstud},
  date         = 1950,
  volume       = 12,
  pages        = {92-122},
}
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  title = {Mediaeval Studies},
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