Zipf's law organizes a psychiatric ward

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 439-443

  Piqueira, J R C ^a   Monteiro, L H A ^a   De Magalhaes T M C ^a   Ramos, R T ^a   Sassi, R B ^a   Cruz, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0033532663     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0923     Document Type: Article

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