A Review of Software Inspections

Advances in Computers

Volumn 42, Issue C, 1996, Pages 39-76

  Porter, Adam ^a   Siy, Harvey ^a   Votta, Lawrence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 77956787802     PISSN: 00652458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2458(08)60484-2     Document Type: Article

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