# Uniform Proofs as a Foundation for Logic Programming

@article{Miller1991UniformPA,
title={Uniform Proofs as a Foundation for Logic Programming},
author={Dale A. Miller and Gopalan Nadathur and Frank Pfenning and Andre Scedrov},
journal={Ann. Pure Appl. Log.},
year={1991},
volume={51},
pages={125-157}
}
• Published 14 March 1991
• Computer Science
• Ann. Pure Appl. Log.
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