The impact of measurement uncertainty on the producer's and user's risks, on classification and conformity assessment: An example based on tests on some construction products

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 289-296

  Hinrichs, Wilfried ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Compliance; Measurement uncertainty; Product certification; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952010728     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-009-0619-3     Document Type: Article

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