Ideas in theoretical biology - Comment: About the fractality of the lung

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-81

  Imre, A ^a,b  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0033010383     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002030328206     Document Type: Article

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