Band 4
Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems Volume 4
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Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems
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Sprache:Englisch
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Auflage:Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Fr. 210.00
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
25.01.2011
Abbildungen
XVIII, 228 p.
Herausgeber
James C. LinVerlag
Springer UsSeitenzahl
228
Maße (L/B/H)
25.4/17.8/1.4 cm
Gewicht
474 g
Auflage
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-4419-3678-3
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