An application of system dynamics in mine safety studies

Mineral Resources Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-147

  Ghosh, A ^a   Bhattacherjee, A ^a   Ray, S C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 10844223796     PISSN: 09506098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0950609898000146     Document Type: Article

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