Handle-decompositions of PL 4-manifolds
Cahiers de Topologie et Géométrie Différentielle Catégoriques, Tome 38 (1997) no. 2, pp. 141-160. 
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Casali, Maria Rita; Malagoli, Luca. Handle-decompositions of $PL$ $4$-manifolds. Cahiers de Topologie et Géométrie Différentielle Catégoriques, Tome 38 (1997) no. 2, pp. 141-160. http://archive.numdam.org/item/CTGDC_1997__38_2_141_0/

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