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Context sharing in a 'real world' ubicomp deployment. / Fitton, Daniel; Cheverst, Keith.
In: Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Vol. 6, No. 5, 10.2010, p. 527-536.

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Fitton, D & Cheverst, K 2010, 'Context sharing in a 'real world' ubicomp deployment', Pervasive and Mobile Computing, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 527-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmcj.2010.04.004

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Fitton, D., & Cheverst, K. (2010). Context sharing in a 'real world' ubicomp deployment. Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 6(5), 527-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmcj.2010.04.004

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Fitton D, Cheverst K. Context sharing in a 'real world' ubicomp deployment. Pervasive and Mobile Computing. 2010 Oct;6(5):527-536. doi: 10.1016/j.pmcj.2010.04.004

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Fitton, Daniel ; Cheverst, Keith. / Context sharing in a 'real world' ubicomp deployment. In: Pervasive and Mobile Computing. 2010 ; Vol. 6, No. 5. pp. 527-536.

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