Boundary maintenance in living systems theory and social entropy theory
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Boundary Maintenance in Living Systems Theory and Social Entropy Theory
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عنوان ژورنال: Systems Research and Behavioral Science
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1092-7026
DOI: 10.1002/sres.933