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    Niclas Ohlsson & Mary Helander

  2. Ericsson Utvecklings AB, AXE Systems Management, S-125 25, Älvsjö, Sweden

    Ann Christin Eriksson

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Ohlsson, N., Eriksson, A.C. & Helander, M. Early Risk-Management by Identification of Fault-prone Modules. Empirical Software Engineering 2, 166–173 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009757419320

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