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Finding faults. / Tuffen, Hugh.
In: Planet Earth, No. SPRING, 01.03.2009, p. 32-33.

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Tuffen, H 2009, 'Finding faults', Planet Earth, no. SPRING, pp. 32-33.

APA

Tuffen, H. (2009). Finding faults. Planet Earth, (SPRING), 32-33.

Vancouver

Tuffen H. Finding faults. Planet Earth. 2009 Mar 1;(SPRING):32-33.

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Tuffen, Hugh. / Finding faults. In: Planet Earth. 2009 ; No. SPRING. pp. 32-33.

Bibtex

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