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Zipf's law and urban growth in Malaysia. / Soo, Kwok Tong.
In: Urban Studies, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2007, p. 1-14.

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Soo, KT 2007, 'Zipf's law and urban growth in Malaysia', Urban Studies, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980601023869

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Soo, K. T. (2007). Zipf's law and urban growth in Malaysia. Urban Studies, 44(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980601023869

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Soo KT. Zipf's law and urban growth in Malaysia. Urban Studies. 2007;44(1):1-14. doi: 10.1080/00420980601023869

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Soo, Kwok Tong. / Zipf's law and urban growth in Malaysia. In: Urban Studies. 2007 ; Vol. 44, No. 1. pp. 1-14.

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