Network cities and the global structure of the Internet

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1697-1716

  Townsend, Anthony M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035532191     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00027640121957998     Document Type: Article

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