Scale in the history of medicine

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Scale in the history of medicine. / Tybjerg, Karin.

In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Vol. 91, 2022, p. 221-233.

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Tybjerg, K 2022, 'Scale in the history of medicine', Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, vol. 91, pp. 221-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.09.005

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Tybjerg, K. (2022). Scale in the history of medicine. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 91, 221-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.09.005

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Tybjerg K. Scale in the history of medicine. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. 2022;91:221-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.09.005

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Tybjerg, Karin. / Scale in the history of medicine. In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. 2022 ; Vol. 91. pp. 221-233.

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