Reporting uncertainties in measurement: What approach should be followed?

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-3

  Hill, Robin ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNCERTAINTY;

HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH REPORT; UNCERTAINTY; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 84874939763     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-013-0190-4     Document Type: Editorial

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