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Airline data for global city network research: reviewing and refining existing approaches.

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Airline data for global city network research: reviewing and refining existing approaches. / Derudder, Ben; Witlox, Frank; Faulconbridge, James et al.
In: GeoJournal, Vol. 71, No. 1, 01.2008, p. 5-18.

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Derudder, B, Witlox, F, Faulconbridge, J & Beaverstock, J 2008, 'Airline data for global city network research: reviewing and refining existing approaches.', GeoJournal, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 5-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-008-9148-6

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Derudder, B., Witlox, F., Faulconbridge, J., & Beaverstock, J. (2008). Airline data for global city network research: reviewing and refining existing approaches. GeoJournal, 71(1), 5-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-008-9148-6

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Derudder B, Witlox F, Faulconbridge J, Beaverstock J. Airline data for global city network research: reviewing and refining existing approaches. GeoJournal. 2008 Jan;71(1):5-18. doi: 10.1007/s10708-008-9148-6

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Derudder, Ben ; Witlox, Frank ; Faulconbridge, James et al. / Airline data for global city network research: reviewing and refining existing approaches. In: GeoJournal. 2008 ; Vol. 71, No. 1. pp. 5-18.

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