Participatory Design: Issues and Concerns

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Participatory Design : Issues and Concerns. / Kensing, Finn; Blomberg, Jeanette.

In: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Vol. 7, No. 3-4, 1998, p. 167-185.

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Kensing, F & Blomberg, J 1998, 'Participatory Design: Issues and Concerns', Computer Supported Cooperative Work, vol. 7, no. 3-4, pp. 167-185. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008689307411

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Kensing, F., & Blomberg, J. (1998). Participatory Design: Issues and Concerns. Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 7(3-4), 167-185. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008689307411

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Kensing F, Blomberg J. Participatory Design: Issues and Concerns. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 1998;7(3-4):167-185. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008689307411

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Kensing, Finn ; Blomberg, Jeanette. / Participatory Design : Issues and Concerns. In: Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 1998 ; Vol. 7, No. 3-4. pp. 167-185.

Bibtex

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