Errors and corrections in mathematics literature

Notices of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 418-425

  Grcar, Joseph F ^a  

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EID: 84875099891     PISSN: 00029920     EISSN: 10889477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/noti988     Document Type: Article

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