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 Deciphering References and Citations…
Book
Simon Barton, A History of Spain, 2nd ed., Palgrave Essential Histories (Basingstoke ;
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)

Book Chapter
J.D.B. Miller, “Hedley Bull, 1932–1985” in J.D.B. Miller and R.J. Vincent, eds., Order
and Violence. Hedley Bull and International Relations (Oxford, 1990), p. 5.

Journal Article
C. Lutz and B. Meyer, "Economic Impacts of Higher Oil and Gas Prices the Role of
International Trade for Germany," Energy Economics 31, no. 6 (2009)

Journal Article
Mian MAR, Kang ST, Beil SE, Hammond RB (2008b) Genetic linkage mapping of the
soybean aphid resistance gene in PI 243540. Theor Appl Genet 117:955–962

Note: Source title abbreviation for “Theoretical and applied

genetics” Issue number not mentioned8 .
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J. Rauch, Does history matter when it only matters a little.

Quarterly Journal of Economics 108 (1993), pp. 813–867.

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coverage Journals*

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Electronic Thesis Database (ScholarBank)

3) Other Theses

Edinburgh Research Archive : Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

E-thesis- Electronic Publications at the University of Helsinki : Faculty of Medicine
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
North Carolina State University : Search Available ETDs
OhioLINK ETD Center
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Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library Project
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NUS Economics and Public Policy Resource Librarian

Phone: +65 6516 2030

 
Email : aarontay@nus.edu.sg

http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/profile/aarontay