Quality of Life and Mortality in Seventeenth Century London and Dublin
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-09-05
- Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieSpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
- Antal sidor70
- FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
- ISBN9783319443676
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