Metrics for UML statechart diagrams

Metrics for Software Conceptual Models

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 237-272

  Cruz Lemus, José Antonio ^a   Genero, Marcela ^b   Piattini, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

UML STATECHART DIAGRAMS;

EID: 84994753023     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9781860946066_0007     Document Type: Chapter

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