Visual query languages for entity relationship model databases

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-221

  Chan, Hock C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0346047339     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jnca.1997.0044     Document Type: Review

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