Reasoning in evidential networks with conditional belief functions

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 155-185

  Xu, Hong ^a   Smets, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039462414     PISSN: 0888613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0888-613x(96)00113-2     Document Type: Article

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