On transversally simple knots

Journal of Differential Geometry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 325-354

  Birman, Joan S ^a   Wrinkle, Nancy C ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0039015732     PISSN: 0022040X     EISSN: 1945743X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1090340880     Document Type: Article

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