The clinician's guide to medical writing / Robert B. Taylor |
Autore | Taylor, Robert B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : Springer, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 266 p. : ill. ; 21 cm |
Disciplina | 808/.06661 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical writing
Writing - standards Publications - standards |
ISBN | 0387222499 (alk. paper) |
Classificazione |
LC R119
3:5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991000215499707536 |
Taylor, Robert B. | ||
New York : Springer, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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A coursebook on scientific and professional writing : for speech-language pathology / / M.N. Hegde, PhD |
Autore | Hegde M. N (Mahabalagiri N.), <1941-> |
Edizione | [Sixth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego : , : Plural Publishing, Inc., , [2024] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 459 pages) |
Disciplina | 808/.06661 |
Soggetto topico |
Speech therapy - Authorship
Medical writing |
ISBN |
9781635504026
9781635504019 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface to the Sixth Edition -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- PART A FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING -- A.1. BASIC RULES OF USAGE -- Ampersand -- A.1.1. Use the Ampersand Correctly -- Apostrophe -- A.1.2. Do Not Turn a Possessive Into a Plural -- A.1.3. Do Not Turn a Plural Into a Possessive -- A.1.4. Use the Correct Forms of Possessive Nouns -- A.1.5. Use the Possessive Forms of Pronouns Correctly -- A.1.6. Distinguish Contractions From Possessives -- Unusual Singulars and Plurals -- A.1.7. Use Unusual Singulars and Plurals Correctly -- Comma -- A.1.8. Use a Serial Comma -- A.1.9a. Do Not Use a Serial Comma When You Write Only Two Parallel Terms and Connect Them With a Conjunction -- A.1.10. Use a Comma to Separate Parenthetic Expressions That Are Not in Parentheses -- A.1.11. Place a Comma Before a Conjunction Introducing an Independent Clause -- A.1.12. Do Not Use a Comma Before a Conjunction That Is Followed by a Dependent Clause -- Dash -- A.1.13. Prefer an Em Dash to a Comma to Set Off an Abrupt Break -- Semicolon -- A.1.14. Join Independent Clauses With a Semicolon When the Clauses Are Not Joined by a Conjunction -- Agreement -- A.1.15. Follow the Rules of Agreement -- Modifiers -- A.1.16. Use Modifiers Correctly -- Pronouns -- A.1.17. Clarify the Referents of Pronouns -- A.1.18. Let the Pronoun Agree in Number With Its Antecedent -- A.1.19. Use the Proper Case of Pronoun -- Sentence Fragments -- A.1.20. Do Not Break a Single Sentence Into Two Parts -- A.1.21. Do Not Write Sentence Fragments as a Series of Declarative Statements -- A.1.22. Do Not Punctuate Appositives -- Nouns and Adjectives -- A.1.23. Use Certain Terms Only in Their Adjectival Forms -- A.1.24. Do Not Turn a Noun Into a Verb -- Participial Phrase
A.1.25. Let a Participial Phrase at the Beginning of a Sentence Refer to the Grammatical Subject -- A.2. BASIC RULES OF COMPOSITION -- Structure of Research Papers -- A.2.1. Design a Broad Outline of Your Paper -- A.2.2. Design Headings and Subheadings of Your Paper -- Composing Paragraphs -- A.2.3. Write Paragraphs That Express Related Ideas -- A.2.4. Do Not Write Paragraphs That Are Too Long -- A.2.5. Do Not Write One-Sentence Paragraphs -- A.2.6. Begin and End Most Paragraphs With Transitionary Sentences -- Concise and Direct Writing -- A.2.7. Prefer the Shorter to the Longer Sentences -- A.2.8. Prefer the Active Voice -- A.2.9. Say What It Is, Instead of What It Is Not -- A.2.10. Avoid Too Many Qualifications -- A.2.11. Use Definite, Specific, and Concrete Language -- A.2.12. Eliminate or Replace Unnecessary Phrases -- A.2.13. Avoid Redundant Phrases -- A.2.14. Avoid Wordiness -- A.2.15. Avoid Jargon -- A.2.16. Avoid Euphemism -- A.2.17. Keep Related Words Together -- Parallelism -- A.2.18. Write in Parallel Terms -- A.2.19. Maintain Parallelism in Numbered or Bulleted Lists -- Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers -- A.2.20. Avoid Dangling Modifiers -- A.2.21. Avoid Misplaced Modifiers -- Shifts Within and Between Sentences -- A.2.22. Avoid Shifts Within and Between Sentences -- Quotations -- A.2.23. Make Quotations Count -- A.2.24. Do Not Overuse Quotations -- A.2.25. Do Not Include Islands of Quotations -- A.2.26. Do Not Begin a Sentence With a Quotation -- A.2.27. Use Quotation and Punctuation Marks Correctly -- A.2.28. Do Not Misuse Quotation Marks -- A.2.29. Give References for All Direct Quotations -- A.2.30. Reproduce Quotations Exactly -- A.2.31. Integrate Quotations of Fewer Than 40 Words With the Text -- A.2.32. Arrange Quotations as a Block When They Have 40 Words or More -- A.2.33. Show Correctly the Changes in Quotations A.2.34. Quote Correctly the Sources on the Internet -- Precision in the Use of Scientific Terms -- A.2.35. Use the Terms Ending in -ology Correctly -- A.2.36. Use Certain Terms Ending in -ics Correctly -- Use of Fresh Language -- A.2.37. Avoid Clichés -- A.2.37. Avoid Clichés -- A.3. COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS AND PHRASES -- A.3.1. Accept and Except -- A.3.2. Affect and Effect -- A.3.3. Alternate and Alternative -- A.3.4. Allusion and Illusion -- A.3.5. And/Or -- A.3.6. Baseline and Baserate -- A.3.7. Effect and Impact -- A.3.8. Elicit and Evoke -- A.3.9. Elicit and Illicit -- A.3.10. Farther and Further -- A.3.11. Focus and Analysis -- A.3.12. Incidence and Prevalence -- A.3.13. Inter- and Intra- -- A.3.14. Latter and Later -- A.3.15. Proof and Support -- A.3.16. Secondly and Thirdly -- A.3.17. Since and Because -- A.3.18. There and Their -- PART B SCIENTIFIC WRITING -- B.1. INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC WRITING -- B.2. TERMS FOR WRITING WITHOUT BIAS -- B.2.1. Do Not Overuse the Pronouns He and He or She -- B.2.2. Use the Appropriate Terms of Gender Identities -- B.2.3. Use the Appropriate Terms of Sexual Orientations -- B.2.4. Avoid Prejudicial Reference to Disabilities -- B.2.5. Avoid Prejudicial Reference to Ethnic or Racial Identity -- B.2.6. Avoid Prejudicial Reference to Age -- B.2.7. Avoid Prejudicial Comparisons of Study Groups -- B.3. FORMAT OF SCIENTIFIC WRITING -- Margins -- B.3.1. Leave Correct Margins -- Title Page -- B.3.2. Type Correctly the Title Page of a Paper for Publication -- B.3.3. Type Correctly the Title Page of a Class (Term) Paper -- Running Head -- B.3.4. Type the Manuscript Running Head Correctly -- Abstract -- B.3.5. Write an Abstract on the Second Page -- Beginning of Text -- B.3.6. Begin the Text With an Untitled Introductory Section on Page Three -- Heading Levels -- B.3.7. Use the Headings Within the Text Consistently Fonts and Font Size -- B.3.8. Use Acceptable Fonts and Size -- B.3.9. Use Bold Font Correctly -- Page Numbers -- B.3.10. Number the Pages Correctly -- B.3.11. Reprint the Corrected Pages -- Line Spacing and Line Length -- B.3.12. Use Appropriate Line Spacing -- B.3.13. Align the Text to the Left Margin -- B.3.14. Correct the Spelling Errors -- B.4. ELEMENTS OF SCIENTIFIC STYLE -- Capitalization -- B.4.1. Capitalize the First Words -- B.4.2. Capitalize the First and the Major Words -- B.4.3. Capitalize the Words Correctly in Headings -- B.4.4. Capitalize Proper Nouns and Trade Names -- B.4.5. Capitalize the Chapters and Sections the Reader Is Referred To -- B.4.6. Capitalize Nouns That Are Followed by a Number or Letter -- B.4.7. Capitalize Both Words in Otherwise Capitalized Hyphenated Compound -- B.4.8. Do Not Capitalize the Second Word of a Hyphenated Compound in Reference Lists -- Italicization -- B.4.9. Use Italics Correctly Within the Body of Text -- B.4.10. Use Reverse Italics Correctly -- B.4.11. Use Italics Correctly in the Reference List -- Hyphenation -- B.4.12. Use the Hyphen Correctly -- B.4.13. Do Not Overuse or Misuse the Hyphen -- Indentation -- B.4.14. Use Correct Indentation -- Space After Punctuation -- B.4.15. Give Correct Space or No Space After Punctuation -- Abbreviations -- B.4.16. Write Out Abbreviations the First Time You Use the Term, and Enclose the Abbreviations in Parentheses -- B.4.17. Do Not Start a Sentence With a Lowercase Abbreviation -- B.4.18. Use Latin Abbreviations Only in Parenthetical Constructions -- B.4.18. Use Latin Abbreviations Only in Parenthetical Constructions -- B.4.19. Add the Lowercase Plural Morpheme s to Plural Abbreviations Without an Apostrophe -- B.4.20. With Abbreviations, Use the Period Correctly -- B.4.21. Abbreviate Units of Measurement When a Number Is Specified Numbers in Words or Numerals -- B.4.22. Write Out Units of Measurement When a Number Is Not Specified -- B.4.23. Use Roman Numerals Only When It Is an Established Practice -- B.4.24. Use Arabic Numerals for Numbers 10 and Above -- B.4.25. Use Numerals for Numbers Below 10 in Specified Contexts -- B.4.26. Write Out in Words Numbers Below 10 in Specified Contexts -- B.4.27. Write Out in Words Any Number That Begins a Sentence -- B.4.28. Combine Words and Numerals in Specified Contexts -- Reference Citations Within the Text -- B.4.29. Cite the Author's Last Name and Year or Years of Publication in the Text -- B.4.30. Cite Both Names in the Text When a Work Has Two Authors -- B.4.31. Cite Works With Three or More Authors With Only the First Author -- B.4.32. Distinguish Works of Multiple Authors Published in the Same Year -- B.4.33. Join Multiple Author Names With the Conjunction and or the Ampersand . -- B.4.34. Distinguish the Different First Authors With the Same Surname -- B.4.35. Cite Multiple Works of the Same Author in a Temporally Ascending Order -- B.4.36. Attach Alphabetical Suffixes to the Same Author's Multiple Publications in the Same Year -- B.4.37. Within Parentheses, Arrange the Last Names of Multiple Authors in Alphabetical Order -- B.4.38. Cite Secondary Sources Sparingly and Correctly -- B.4.39. Cite Correctly the Works With No Author or an Anonymous Author -- B.4.40. Cite Correctly the Year of Publication in Parenthetical Text -- B.4.41. Cite Correctly the Specific Parts of a Source -- Reference List -- B.4.42. General Guidelines on Creating a Reference List -- B.4.43. Begin the Reference List on a New Page With a Centered Heading -- B.4.44. In the Reference List, Arrange Authors in Alphabetical Order -- B.4.45. Arrange Multiple Works of the Same Single Author From the Earliest to the Latest Year B.4.46. Alphabetize the Titles of Several Works of the Same Author Published in the Same Year. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838206003321 |
Hegde M. N (Mahabalagiri N.), <1941-> | ||
San Diego : , : Plural Publishing, Inc., , [2024] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating effective conference abstracts and posters in biomedicine : 500 tips for success / / Jane Fraser, Louise Fuller, Georgina Hutber |
Autore | Fraser Jane |
Edizione | [1st] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (158 p.) |
Disciplina | 808.06661 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical writing
Technical writing |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-37782-9
1-138-03093-7 1-281-98558-9 9786611985585 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; 1: Why you need good conference abstracts and posters; 2: Your abstract: first steps; 3: Your abstract: planning, structure and title; 4: Writing your abstract; 5: Submitting your abstract; 6: Your poster: first steps; 7: Typography, headings and bullet points; 8: Poster design and layout; 9: Colour and backgrounds for your poster; 10: Writing your poster: general guidelines; 11: Writing your poster: banner components; 12: Writing your poster: the main text; 13: Writing your poster: bits and pieces
14: Tips for tables15: Tips for graphs; 16: Tips for bar charts, pie charts, flow charts and line drawings; 17: Tips for photos; 18: Editing and proofreading your poster; 19: Printing your poster; 20: Transporting, displaying and presenting your poster; 21: E-posters: the future?; Appendix 1: Example of a structured abstract; Appendix 2: Abstract checklist; Appendix 3: Examples of style for poster headings, main text and figure and table captions; Appendix 4: Sample landscape PowerPoint poster template; Appendix 5: Sample portrait PowerPoint poster template Appendix 6: Example of a creatively designed landscape posterAppendix 7: Example of a simple but effective portrait poster; Appendix 8: Poster checklist; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465000803321 |
Fraser Jane | ||
Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating effective conference abstracts and posters in biomedicine : 500 tips for success / / Jane Fraser, Louise Fuller, Georgina Hutber |
Autore | Fraser Jane |
Edizione | [1st] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (158 p.) |
Disciplina | 808.06661 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical writing
Technical writing |
ISBN |
1-315-35791-7
1-315-37782-9 1-138-03093-7 1-281-98558-9 9786611985585 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; 1: Why you need good conference abstracts and posters; 2: Your abstract: first steps; 3: Your abstract: planning, structure and title; 4: Writing your abstract; 5: Submitting your abstract; 6: Your poster: first steps; 7: Typography, headings and bullet points; 8: Poster design and layout; 9: Colour and backgrounds for your poster; 10: Writing your poster: general guidelines; 11: Writing your poster: banner components; 12: Writing your poster: the main text; 13: Writing your poster: bits and pieces
14: Tips for tables15: Tips for graphs; 16: Tips for bar charts, pie charts, flow charts and line drawings; 17: Tips for photos; 18: Editing and proofreading your poster; 19: Printing your poster; 20: Transporting, displaying and presenting your poster; 21: E-posters: the future?; Appendix 1: Example of a structured abstract; Appendix 2: Abstract checklist; Appendix 3: Examples of style for poster headings, main text and figure and table captions; Appendix 4: Sample landscape PowerPoint poster template; Appendix 5: Sample portrait PowerPoint poster template Appendix 6: Example of a creatively designed landscape posterAppendix 7: Example of a simple but effective portrait poster; Appendix 8: Poster checklist; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789081503321 |
Fraser Jane | ||
Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating effective conference abstracts and posters in biomedicine : 500 tips for success / / Jane Fraser, Louise Fuller, Georgina Hutber |
Autore | Fraser Jane |
Edizione | [1st] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (158 p.) |
Disciplina | 808.06661 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical writing
Technical writing |
ISBN |
1-315-35791-7
1-315-37782-9 1-138-03093-7 1-281-98558-9 9786611985585 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; 1: Why you need good conference abstracts and posters; 2: Your abstract: first steps; 3: Your abstract: planning, structure and title; 4: Writing your abstract; 5: Submitting your abstract; 6: Your poster: first steps; 7: Typography, headings and bullet points; 8: Poster design and layout; 9: Colour and backgrounds for your poster; 10: Writing your poster: general guidelines; 11: Writing your poster: banner components; 12: Writing your poster: the main text; 13: Writing your poster: bits and pieces
14: Tips for tables15: Tips for graphs; 16: Tips for bar charts, pie charts, flow charts and line drawings; 17: Tips for photos; 18: Editing and proofreading your poster; 19: Printing your poster; 20: Transporting, displaying and presenting your poster; 21: E-posters: the future?; Appendix 1: Example of a structured abstract; Appendix 2: Abstract checklist; Appendix 3: Examples of style for poster headings, main text and figure and table captions; Appendix 4: Sample landscape PowerPoint poster template; Appendix 5: Sample portrait PowerPoint poster template Appendix 6: Example of a creatively designed landscape posterAppendix 7: Example of a simple but effective portrait poster; Appendix 8: Poster checklist; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809765803321 |
Fraser Jane | ||
Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health professionals style manual [[electronic resource] /] / Shirley Fondiller, Barbara J. Nerone |
Autore | Fondiller Shirley H |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
Disciplina |
808
808.06661 808/.06661 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NeroneBarbara J
FondillerShirley H |
Soggetto topico |
Medical writing
Medical publishing |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-81287-0
9786611812874 0-8261-2505-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Foreword; 1. Style and Substance: The Dynamic Duo; 2. From Principles to Practice: The Art of Effective Writing; 3. Understanding Usage: An Alphabetical Guide to Specific Writing Tips and Pitfalls; 4. Be Clear and Direct: How to Avoid Redundancies, Euphemisms, and Clichés; 5. Harness the Potential of Computers and the Internet; Appendices; References for Further Reading; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454221903321 |
Fondiller Shirley H | ||
New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health professionals style manual [[electronic resource] /] / Shirley Fondiller, Barbara J. Nerone |
Autore | Fondiller Shirley H |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
Disciplina |
808
808.06661 808/.06661 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NeroneBarbara J
FondillerShirley H |
Soggetto topico |
Medical writing
Medical publishing |
ISBN |
1-281-81287-0
9786611812874 0-8261-2505-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Foreword; 1. Style and Substance: The Dynamic Duo; 2. From Principles to Practice: The Art of Effective Writing; 3. Understanding Usage: An Alphabetical Guide to Specific Writing Tips and Pitfalls; 4. Be Clear and Direct: How to Avoid Redundancies, Euphemisms, and Clichés; 5. Harness the Potential of Computers and the Internet; Appendices; References for Further Reading; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782466703321 |
Fondiller Shirley H | ||
New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health professionals style manual / / Shirley Fondiller, Barbara J. Nerone |
Autore | Fondiller Shirley H |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
Disciplina |
808
808.06661 808/.06661 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NeroneBarbara J
FondillerShirley H |
Soggetto topico |
Medical writing
Medical publishing |
ISBN |
1-281-81287-0
9786611812874 0-8261-2505-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Foreword; 1. Style and Substance: The Dynamic Duo; 2. From Principles to Practice: The Art of Effective Writing; 3. Understanding Usage: An Alphabetical Guide to Specific Writing Tips and Pitfalls; 4. Be Clear and Direct: How to Avoid Redundancies, Euphemisms, and Clichés; 5. Harness the Potential of Computers and the Internet; Appendices; References for Further Reading; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809968603321 |
Fondiller Shirley H | ||
New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How not to write a medical paper : a practical guide / / Markus K. Heinemann |
Autore | Heinemann Markus K. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Delhi, India : , : Thieme, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (106 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 808.06661 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical writing
Communication in science |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 93-85062-52-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466060403321 |
Heinemann Markus K. | ||
New Delhi, India : , : Thieme, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How NOT to Write a Medical Paper : A Practical Guide / / by: Heinemann, Markus K. |
Autore | Heinemann Markus K |
Edizione | [1. Edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Delhi, India : , : Thieme, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (106 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 808.06661 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical writing
Communication in science |
ISBN | 93-85062-52-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798693103321 |
Heinemann Markus K | ||
New Delhi, India : , : Thieme, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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