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FOL Modeling of Integrity Constraints (Dependencies)

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Deutsch, A. (2009). FOL Modeling of Integrity Constraints (Dependencies). In: LIU, L., ÖZSU, M.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39940-9_980

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