Mathematical principles: Tales of tails

Handbook of Systems and Complexity in Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 63-80

  West, Bruce J ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4998-0_5     Document Type: Chapter

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