Impact of semantic heterogeneity on federating databases

Computer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Colomb, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0004760452     PISSN: 00104620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/40.5.235     Document Type: Article

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