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ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1568164
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Book Information:

Author: C. V. Pao
Title: Nonlinear parabolic and elliptic equations
Additional book information: Plenum Press, New York and London, 1992, xv+777 pp., US$125.00. ISBN 0-306-44343-0.

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: Jerrold Bebernes
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 32 (1995), 166-169
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1995-00568-9