Ontological foundations for conceptual modelling

Applied Ontology

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Guizzardi, Giancarlo ^a   Halpin, Terry ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b Neumont University   (United States)

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EID: 85013572477     PISSN: 15705838     EISSN: 18758533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/AO-2008-0049     Document Type: Article

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