Object-oriented methods.

H E Solberg

doi:10.1016/0009-8981(93)90086-j

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Object-oriented methods.

H E Solberg

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In modern computer science and practice, there is a strong trend towards object-oriented methods, a tendency that has a bearing also on clinical laboratory computing. The purpose of this introduction is to present the concepts of objects and object-oriented methods from a laboratory scientist's point of view.

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H E Solberg. 1993-12-15. Object-oriented methods.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-8981(93)90086-j

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