Journals on ScienceDirect

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• Urban & Fisher Archives — articles in the life & health sciences published under the renowned Urban & Fischer imprint from the 1960s to 2000.

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• Mathematics Subject Collection — includes 16 of Elsevier’s most highly ranked mathematical journals

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