Longest and dullest scientific books of the twentieth century

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 108-117

  Gest, Howard ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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BOOK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 0030856264     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1996.0042     Document Type: Article

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