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. 1965 Mar;29(1):102–141. doi: 10.1128/br.29.1.102-141.1965

Independent-Action and Birth-Death Models in Experimental Microbiology

George Shortley a, Judd R Wilkins a,1
PMCID: PMC441262  PMID: 14295982

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