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On 2-spheres in 3-manifolds
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 64 (1958), 161-166
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Additional Information
  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 64 (1958), 161-166
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1958-10193-7
  • MathSciNet review: 0103473