A category theory approach to conceptual data modeling

Theoretical Informatics and Applications

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-79

  Lippe, E ^a   Ter Hofstede, A H M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 5844315381     PISSN: 09883754     EISSN: 28047346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ita/1996300100311     Document Type: Article

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