Author name disambiguation
β Scribed by Neil R. Smalheiser; Vetle I. Torvik
- Book ID
- 101642704
- Publisher
- Information Today, Inc.
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 154 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0066-4200
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