Prematurity in Scientific Discovery
On Resistance and Neglect
Inbunden, Engelska, 2002
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2002-10-02
- Mått152 x 229 x 30 mm
- Vikt680 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor398
- FörlagUniversity of California Press
- ISBN9780520231061