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Prisoptometer

Maker:
Standard Optical Company Makers  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 57 cm x 21.5 cm x 8 cm x 21.5 cm; 22 7/16 in x 8 7/16 in x 3 1/8 in x 8 7/16 in
Object Name:
standard prisoptometer
Place made:
United States: New York, Geneva
Patent date:
1904-06-21
ID Number:
MG.M-11618
Catalog number:
M-11618
Accession number:
267868
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-980b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1213608

Intraocular Lens

Measurements:
overall: 2 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in x 2 1/8 in; 5.715 cm x 14.9225 cm x 5.3975 cm
Object Name:
contact lens, intraocular
insertional tool
Other Terms:
Medicine
Credit Line:
Lynell Medical Technology Inc.
ID Number:
1979.0465.01.01
Accession number:
1979.0465
Catalog number:
1979.0465.01.01
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-73cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_726426
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Lynell Intraocular Lens

Measurements:
overall: 2 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in x 2 1/8 in; 5.715 cm x 14.9225 cm x 5.3975 cm
Object Name:
contact lens, intraocular
insertional tool
Other Terms:
Medicine
Credit Line:
Lynell Medical Technology Inc.
ID Number:
1979.0465.01.02
Accession number:
1979.0465
Catalog number:
1979.0465.01.02
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-76af-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_726453
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Maddox Wing Apparatus

Measurements:
overall: 12 1/4 in x 6 1/4 in x 12 in; 31.115 cm x 15.875 cm x 30.48 cm
Object Name:
Test, Eye, Maddox Wing
Other Terms:
Test, Eye, Maddox Wing; Diagnostic Medicine
ID Number:
ZZ.RSN83545U25
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-90b3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_736950

Ophthalmic Surgical Set

Maker:
Charriere, Joseph  Search this
Physical Description:
leather (overall material)
ivory (overall material)
metal. steel (overall material)
cloth, silk moire (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 cm x 17.2 cm x 6.9 cm; 1 3/16 in x 6 3/4 in x 2 11/16 in
overall: 1 1/4 in x 7 in x 3 in; 3.175 cm x 17.78 cm x 7.62 cm
Object Name:
Surgical Set
surgical set
Other Terms:
Surgical Set; Surgical Set; Opthalmic
Place Made:
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Date made:
1833-1842
Subject:
Surgery  Search this
Surgical instruments  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Ophthalmology  Search this
ID Number:
MG.M-10834
Accession number:
254859
Catalog number:
M-10834
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f306-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1057189
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Surgical Set, Roman

Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
zinc (overall material)
lead (overall material)
tin (overall material)
Measurements:
overall, as stored together: 1 3/4 in x 6 3/8 in x 5 1/4 in; 4.445 cm x 16.1925 cm x 13.335 cm
Object Name:
Surgical Set
surgical set
surgical set, Roman
Date made:
about 100 CE
Associated dates:
1963 12 06 / 1963 12 06
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Surgery  Search this
Education  Search this
ID Number:
MG.M-10488
Accession number:
252498
Catalog number:
M-10488
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Health & Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-25f4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1068803
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Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974

Creator:
Jacques Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Subject:
Hauke, Cesar M. de (Cesar Mange)  Search this
Glaenzer, Eugene  Search this
Haardt, Georges  Search this
Seligman, Germain  Search this
Seligmann, Arnold  Search this
Parker, Theresa D.  Search this
Waegen, Rolf Hans  Search this
Trevor, Clyfford  Search this
Seligmann, René  Search this
Seligmann, Jacques  Search this
De Hauke & Co., Inc.  Search this
Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this
Eugene Glaenzer & Co.  Search this
Germain Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Gersel  Search this
Type:
Gallery records
Citation:
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Mackay, Clarence Hungerford, 1874-1938 -- Art collections  Search this
Schiff, Mortimer L. -- Art collections  Search this
Arenberg, duc d' -- Art collections  Search this
Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- Paris  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this
La Fresnaye, Roger de, 1885-1925  Search this
Art, Renaissance  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Art treasures in war  Search this
Art, European  Search this
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9936
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212486
AAA_collcode_jacqself
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212486
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Pince-Nez

Maker:
Gall & Lembke  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
glass (overall material)
tortoise-shell ? (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 3/4 in x 1/8 in; 5.715 cm x 9.525 cm x .3175 cm
Object Name:
Pince-Nez
Other Terms:
Pince-Nez; Vision Aids
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
John William Christopher Draper and James Christopher Draper
ID Number:
MG.304826.070.A
Accession number:
304826
Catalog number:
304826.070.A
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-9862-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1121638
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Spectracles

Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2.2 cm x 10.4 cm x 12.7 cm; 7/8 in x 4 3/32 in x 5 in
Object Name:
Spectacles
Other Terms:
Spectacles; Vision Aids
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Mildred E. Abel
ID Number:
MG.M-07014
Accession number:
215859
Catalog number:
M-07014
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-ecc9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1060678

Spectacles

Physical Description:
metal, steel (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
extended: 2.4 cm x 11 cm x 13.5 cm; 15/16 in x 4 5/16 in x 5 5/16 in
overall, extended: 1 in x 4 3/8 in x 4 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 11.1125 cm x 10.795 cm
Object Name:
spectacles
Other Terms:
Vision Aids
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
ID Number:
MG.M-04115
Accession number:
137142
Catalog number:
M-04115
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-2791-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1060286
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Spectacles

Physical Description:
metal, brass (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
extended: 2.3 cm x 14 cm x 12.5 cm; 29/32 in x 5 1/2 in x 4 29/32 in
Object Name:
Spectacles
Other Terms:
Spectacles; Vision Aids
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
ID Number:
MG.M-04116
Accession number:
137142
Catalog number:
M-04116
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-1aca-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1060287

Spectacles

Physical Description:
metal, brass (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
extended: 2.4 cm x 11.3 cm x 11.5 cm; 15/16 in x 4 7/16 in x 4 17/32 in
Object Name:
Spectacles
Other Terms:
Spectacles; Vision Aids
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
ID Number:
MG.M-04114
Accession number:
137142
Catalog number:
M-04114
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f4ca-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1060424

Spectacles

Physical Description:
metal, steel (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
extended: 4.2 cm x 13 cm x 13.5 cm; 1 21/32 in x 5 1/8 in x 5 5/16 in
Object Name:
Spectacles
Other Terms:
Spectacles; Vision Aids
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
ID Number:
MG.M-04117
Accession number:
137142
Catalog number:
M-04117
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-341f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1067587

Spectacles

Physical Description:
metal, steel (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
extended: 2.4 cm x 11 cm x 12 cm; 15/16 in x 4 11/32 in x 4 23/32 in
Object Name:
Spectacles
Other Terms:
Spectacles; Vision Aids
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Paul B. Johnson
ID Number:
MG.M-04924.01
Accession number:
158132
Catalog number:
M-04924.01
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-1859-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1067748

Lorgnette

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
metal, gold (overall material)
glass (overall material)
blue (overall color)
white (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
pink (overall color)
rococo revival (overall style)
enameled (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
extended: 10 cm x 11.5 cm x 4 cm; 3 15/16 in x 4 1/2 in x 1 9/16 in
folded: 9.3 cm x 2 cm x 1.2 cm; 3 11/16 in x 13/16 in x 1/2 in
overall, folded: 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 7/8 in; 1.27 cm x 8.89 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
Lorgnette
lorgnette
Other Terms:
Lorgnette; Vision Aids
Date made:
1830 - 1870
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Mary Maxwell
ID Number:
MG.M-09468
Accession number:
107929
Catalog number:
M-09468
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-de1e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1050600
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Patricia Bath Papers

Donor:
Bath, Eraka  Search this
Inventor:
Bath, Patricia, Dr., 1942-2019  Search this
Extent:
11.5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Patents
Reports
Date:
1960-2019
Summary:
Papers document ophthalmologist, inventor, scientist, and educator, Dr. Patricia Bath (1942-2019), a pioneering laser scientist whose patented medical invention—the LaserPhaco.
Content Description:
The papers document Dr. Bath's medical career and professional positions, invention work on the Laserphaco, advocacy and community work, presentations, and publications. The collection contains awards, clippings, correspondence, patents, research notes, business records, education materials, scrapbooks, photographs and slides, audio visual materials, physician's bag, and a prototype of her Laserphaco Probe.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Eraka Bath, 2023
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Occupation:
Surgeons  Search this
Topic:
Black people -- Race identity  Search this
Blindness  Search this
Inventors, Black  Search this
Lasers  Search this
Ophthalmology  Search this
Patents -- United States  Search this
Women inventors  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence -- 20th century
Correspondence -- 21st century
Patents -- 1950-2000
Reports
Citation:
Patricia Bath Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1585
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cd72edb2-958a-4f35-a487-186d403842e6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1585

Opthalmic Surgical Set

Maker:
Charriere, Joseph  Search this
Physical Description:
mahogany (case material)
ebony (handle material)
steel (blades material)
cloth, chamois (case material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 3.6 cm x 16.2 cm x 10 cm; 1 7/16 in x 6 3/8 in x 3 15/16 in
overall: 1 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 4 1/8 in; 3.81 cm x 16.51 cm x 10.4775 cm
Object Name:
Surgical Set
surgical set
Other Terms:
Surgical Set; Surgical Set; Opthalmic
Place Made:
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Subject:
Surgery  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
ID Number:
MG.302606.427
Accession number:
302606
Catalog number:
302606.427
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f665-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1057190
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Patricia Bath Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview, [videotapes]

Creator:
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this
Bath, Patricia, Dr., 1942-2019  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Betacam sp (videotape format)
Interviews
Oral history
Photographs
Slides
Videotapes
Date:
February 17, 2000 and March 1, 2000.
Summary:
Dr. Patricia Bath was born in 1942 in New York. She conceived of the Laserphaco Probe in 1981 and patented it in 1988 (US Patent # 4,744,360 for an "Apparatus for ablating and removing cataract lenses"). The collection contains original and reference video footage of Dr. Bath's Innovative Lives Presentation documenting her work in the field of ophthalmology and her work creating and patenting the LaserPhaco Probe, an instrument to remove cataracts. Also included is an interview with Dr. Bath at her home in Los Angeles and an interview with her daughter, Eraka Bath and supplemental documentation assembled by Dr. Bath. The documentation includes photocopies of articles, patents, biographical sketch material, and selected publications and references to related to lasers and surgery of Dr. Bath
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of 8.5 hours of original (BetaCam SP) video recordings and reference (viewing) copies (VHS) documenting the life and career of Dr. Patricia Bath. The recordings include a presentation by Dr. Bath for the Lemelson Center's Innovative Lives Program and interviews at her home and laboratory in Los Angeles. The collection also includes an interview with Dr. Bath's daughter, Eraka Bath, and copies of footage from other sources about Dr. Bath's work. Additionally, there is supplemental documentation assembled by Dr. Bath. The documentation includes photocopies of articles, patents, biographical sketch material, and selected publications and references to related to lasers and surgery of Dr. Bath.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1, Original Videos, 2000

Series 2, Reference Videos, 2000

Series 3, Supplemental Documentation
Biographical / Historical:
Dr. Patricia Bath (1942-) was born in New York. She attended Charles Evans Hughes High School, Hunter College (B.A. 1964), and Howard University College of Medicine (M.D. 1968). Bath held a fellowship in ophthalmology at Columbia University (1969-1970) and an internship at New York University (1970-1973) where she was the first African American resident in ophthalmology. Dr. Bath later joined the faculty of UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in surgery and ophthalmology and later the Department of Ophthalmology at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute. In 1976, Dr. Bath and other colleagues formed the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness (AIPB). Dr. Bath conceived of the Laserphaco, an instrument to remove cataracts in 1981. She received US patent #4,744,360 for an "Apparatus for ablating and removing cataract lenses" on May 17, 1988. Later patents include a method and apparatus for ablating and removing cataract lenses; laser apparatus for surgery of cataractous lenses; and pulsed ultrasound method for fragmenting/emulsifying and removing cataractous lenses. Dr. Bath retired from the UCLA Medical Center in 1993 to work in telemedicine, the use of electronic communication to provide medical services to remote areas where healthcare is limited.

The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation was founded in 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History through a generous gift from the Lemelson Foundation. The Center's mission is: to document, interpret, and disseminate information about invention and innovation; to encourage inventive creativity in young people; and to foster an appreciation for the central role invention and innovation play in the history of the United States. The Innovative Lives series brings together Museum visitors and especially, school age children, and American inventors to discuss inventions and the creative process and to experiment and play with hands-on activities related to each inventor's product. This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Related Materials:
An anatomical eye (accession # 2000.0038.01) was donated to the Division of Medicine and Science in 2000 by Dr. Patricia Bath.
Provenance:
This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation on March 1, 2000. The Innovative Lives series brings Museum visitors and American inventors together to discuss inventions and the creative process and to experiment and play with hands-on activities related to each inventor's product.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Occupation:
Surgeons  Search this
Topic:
African American physicians  Search this
African American women  Search this
Eye diagnosis  Search this
Eye equipment and supplies  Search this
Eye -- Examination  Search this
Eye -- Diseases  Search this
Inventions -- 1980-2000  Search this
Inventors -- 20th century  Search this
Laserphaco (medical instrument)  Search this
Medicine -- Communication systems  Search this
Ophthalmologists  Search this
Ophthalmology  Search this
Women inventors  Search this
Women inventors -- 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
BetaCam SP (videotape format)
Interviews -- 1980-2000
Oral history -- 1990-2000
Photographs
Slides
Videotapes
Citation:
Dr. Patricia Bath Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0753
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82bec8a2d-6974-4d85-a763-0371cfbef832
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0753
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Spectacles

Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
metal, steel (overall material)
blue (overall color)
Measurements:
extended: 3.2 cm x 11.7 cm x 9.5 cm; 1 1/4 in x 4 19/32 in x 3 3/4 in
Object Name:
Spectacles
Other Terms:
Spectacles; Vision Aids
Date made:
ca. 1890
Subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Mrs. Freeman Jones
ID Number:
MG.227245.06.02
Accession number:
227245
Catalog number:
227245.06.02
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7649-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1112953

Juvenile ocular abnormalities in a litter of black-footed ferrets

Author:
Chan, Kore  Search this
Climans, Megan  Search this
Helmick, Kelly  Search this
Garelle, Della  Search this
Adkins, Elizabeth A.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2023
Citation:
Chan, Kore, Climans, Megan, Helmick, Kelly, Garelle, Della, and Adkins, Elizabeth A. 2023. "Juvenile ocular abnormalities in a litter of black-footed ferrets." Veterinary ophthalmology, https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.13146.
Identifier:
170419
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.13146
ISSN:
1463-5216
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_170419

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