Semantic and schematic similarities between database objects: A context-based approach

VLDB Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 276-304

  Kashyap, Vipul ^a,b,c   Sheth, Amit ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^c Microelectronics Computer Technology Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 0001124382     PISSN: 10668888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007780050029     Document Type: Article

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