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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783662508091
Publisert
2016-08-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Aldersnivå
Professional/practitioner, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet