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EVA: a novel theoretical descriptor for QSAR studies

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Heritage, T.W., Ferguson, A.M., Turner, D.B. et al. EVA: a novel theoretical descriptor for QSAR studies. Perspectives in Drug Discovery and Design 9, 381–398 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1027236711155

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