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Readers' Guide Abstracts (ReadersGuideAbs)

Abstracts of articles from popular magazines

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  • Contains bibliographic citations for journal articles and library holdings for journal titles.
  • Includes abstracts for many records.
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Subjects
business fashion
consumer affairs fine arts
current events health and nutrition
education sports
Sources 416 periodicals

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Number of records Over 1,700,000
Dates covered 1983 to present
Abstracts since 1984
Updated Weekly
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Keyword kw: coffee and house+
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Abstract ab: tea+
Accession number no: brga97078366
Article type phrase at= biography
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Author au: o'hara
ohara
Author phrase au= grafton sue
[last name first]
Corporate author phrase co= united nations
Descriptor de: tea+
Descriptor phrase de= art russian
First page pg: 2
Geographic coverage phrase gc= dallas tex
Issue is: 50
Named company phrase nc= robert miller gallery inc
Named person phrase na= siberry jane
[last name first]
Place of publication pl: canada
Publication date pd: 97-98
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Publisher pb: mcgraw-hill
Record type phrase rt= book review
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Reviewed journal phrase rj= peer-reviewed journal
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Source so: library
Source phrase so= time
Standard number sn: 1072-7825
Subject su: rabbit+
Subject phrase su= trout fishing
Title ti: eccentric charm+
Title phrase ti= L is for lawless book review
Volume vo: 43
Year yr: 1985