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CU Publication 2014 CU Publication 2014 Time Cited (30/03/2016) Link Title WOS Scopus WOS/From publisher Scopus "The persistence of parent repayment" and the anticipation of filial obligations of http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0- care in two Thai Provinces 3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12028 84901840414&partnerID=40&md5=49f55dda45f7a53f afbf7b8fda4b8821 (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin contents and antioxidant activity of commercial http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0- black catechu and pale catechu 0 84907236129&partnerID=40&md5=9e93ea3b9b0be7 1eae6981aa44e495df 1,2-Diazole and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and their regulatory effects on ethanol and http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0- lactic acid formation in the living culture of Rhizopus oryzae 2 2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-013-0627-y 84896315443&partnerID=40&md5=16dfa9753380f08 17aa959bbadd07ef0 10 best resources on.. mixed methods research in health systems 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