An efficient fully polynomial approximation scheme for the Subset-Sum Problem

@article{Kellerer2003AnEF,
  title={An efficient fully polynomial approximation scheme for the Subset-Sum Problem},
  author={Hans Kellerer and Renata Mansini and Ulrich Pferschy and Maria Grazia Speranza},
  journal={J. Comput. Syst. Sci.},
  year={2003},
  volume={66},
  pages={349-370}
}
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