Conventions of Professional Writing: The Medical Case Report in a Historical Perspective

Journal of English Linguistics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-76

  Taavitsainen, Irma ^a   Pahta, Päivi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 84993661071     PISSN: 00754242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00754240022004875     Document Type: Article

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