An Algorithm Converting Relational Schemas to Nested Entity-Relationship Schemas.

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/er/WenguandCD91,
  author    = {Wenguang Ji and
               C. Robert Carlson and
               David Dreyer},
  editor    = {Toby J. Teorey},
  title     = {An Algorithm Converting Relational Schemas to Nested Entity-Relationship
               Schemas},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Entity-Relationship
               Approach (ER'91), 23-25 October, 1991, San Mateo, California,
               USA},
  publisher = {ER Institute},
  year      = {1991},
  pages     = {231-246},
  ee        = {db/conf/er/WenguandCD91.html},
  crossref  = {DBLP:conf/er/91},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

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