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An approach for analysing the propagation of data errors in software

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An approach for analysing the propagation of data errors in software. / Hiller, M.; Jhumka, A.; Suri, Neeraj et al.
2001 International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks. IEEE, 2001. p. 161-170.

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Hiller, M, Jhumka, A, Suri, N & D.C., Y (ed.) 2001, An approach for analysing the propagation of data errors in software. in 2001 International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks. IEEE, pp. 161-170. https://doi.org/10.1109/DSN.2001.941402

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Hiller, M., Jhumka, A., Suri, N., & D.C., Y. (Ed.) (2001). An approach for analysing the propagation of data errors in software. In 2001 International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (pp. 161-170). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/DSN.2001.941402

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Hiller M, Jhumka A, Suri N, D.C. Y, (ed.). An approach for analysing the propagation of data errors in software. In 2001 International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks. IEEE. 2001. p. 161-170 doi: 10.1109/DSN.2001.941402

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Hiller, M. ; Jhumka, A. ; Suri, Neeraj et al. / An approach for analysing the propagation of data errors in software. 2001 International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks. IEEE, 2001. pp. 161-170

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