Lessons from the committee of ten

Physics Teacher

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 426-431

  Sheppard, Keith ^a   Robbins, Dennis M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 85006810276     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1517887     Document Type: Article

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