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1991Mathematics Subject Classification Primary 53A10; Secondary 35P99. The research described in this paper is supported by Australia Research Council grant A688 30148. The author would like to thank the referee for pointing out mistakes in the previous version.
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Fang, Y. On minimal annuli in a slab. Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici 69, 417–430 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02564495
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