Modified Gravity and Cosmology

@article{Clifton2011ModifiedGA,
  title={Modified Gravity and Cosmology},
  author={Timothy Clifton and Pedro G. Ferreira and Antonio Padilla and Constantinos Skordis},
  journal={Physics Reports},
  year={2011},
  volume={513},
  pages={1-189}
}
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