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An approximation algorithm for the total covering problem
Discussiones Mathematicae. Graph Theory, Tome 27 (2007) no. 3, pp. 553-558

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We introduce a 2-factor approximation algorithm for the minimum total covering number problem.
Keywords: covering, total covering, approximation algorithm 
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