Hedging in Popular Scientific Articles on Medicine
By: Alexandra Csongor and G Rébék-Nagy
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2013-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2668-7763 (formerly 2247-6113) | Journal ISSN: 2668-7755
Language: English
Page range: 97 - 99
Published on: Aug 13, 2013
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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