Some questions about p-groups

Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 356-379

  Mann, Avinoam ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0040887838     PISSN: 14467887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1446788700002068     Document Type: Article

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