Suggestions to Authors of Papers Submitted for Publication by the United States Geological Survey, Volume 7, Part 1991U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - Technical writing |
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Publications of the U S Geological Survey | 1 |
Current publications of the U S Geological Survey | 2 |
Duties ethics and professional writing practices | 12 |
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