The whitehead theorem in the proper category
Compositio Mathematica, Volume 27 (1973) no. 1, p. 1-23
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Farrell, F. T.; Taylor, L. R.; Wagoner, J. B. The whitehead theorem in the proper category. Compositio Mathematica, Volume 27 (1973) no. 1, pp. 1-23. http://www.numdam.org/item/CM_1973__27_1_1_0/

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