Definitions of 'measurement'

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 479-482

  Dybkaer, R ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Definition; Measurement; Nominal property; Terminography; True value

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053100187     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-011-0808-8     Document Type: Review

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