Resolvable minimum coverings with quadruples

Journal of Combinatorial Designs

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 431-450

  Lamken, E R ^a   Mills, W H ^b   Rees, R S ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Covering; Minimum covering; Resolvable

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009238812     PISSN: 10638539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6610(1998)6:6<431::aid-jcd5>3.0.co;2-g     Document Type: Article

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