Life cycle assessment in the Visegrad Group: a bibliometric analysis
By: Libor Ansorge
, Dagmar Vološinová and Robert Kořínek
, Dagmar Vološinová and Robert Kořínek 
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428114562629
Language: English
Page range: 144 - 169
Submitted on: Nov 5, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 14, 2025
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
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