Ch. 20. Warranty and reliability

Handbook of Statistics

Volumn 20, Issue , 2001, Pages 541-583

  Murthy, D N P ^a   Blischke, W R ^a  

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EID: 33645766112     PISSN: 01697161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7161(01)20022-4     Document Type: Review

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