Relevance ranking in patent databases. Is it relevant?

Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 453-462

  Simmons, Edlyn S ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

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EID: 0040294447     PISSN: 00952338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci9801421     Document Type: Article

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