Revisiting class cohesion: An empirical investigation on several systems

Journal of Object Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 55-75

  Badri, Linda ^a   Badri, Mourad ^a   Gueye, Alioune Badara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

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EID: 51049119825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16601769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5381/jot.2008.7.6.a1     Document Type: Article

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