About this Hardcover
- ISBN-13
- 9780128161371
- Author
- William R Wagner,Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert,Guigen Zhang,Michael J. Yaszemski
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Edition
- 4
- Published
- 2020-06-16
- Pages
- 1616
- Binding
- Hardcover
Verified US edition — ISBN 9780128161371
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