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A simple-homotopy approach to the finiteness obstruction

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Ferry, S. (1981). A simple-homotopy approach to the finiteness obstruction. In: Mardešić, S., Segal, J. (eds) Shape Theory and Geometric Topology. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 870. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0089708

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