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Making the link - Providing mobile media for novice communities in the developing world. / Maunder, A.; Marsden, G.; Harper, R.
In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Vol. 69, No. 10, 09.2011, p. 647-657.

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Maunder, A, Marsden, G & Harper, R 2011, 'Making the link - Providing mobile media for novice communities in the developing world', International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 647-657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2010.12.009

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Maunder, A., Marsden, G., & Harper, R. (2011). Making the link - Providing mobile media for novice communities in the developing world. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 69(10), 647-657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2010.12.009

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Maunder A, Marsden G, Harper R. Making the link - Providing mobile media for novice communities in the developing world. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 2011 Sept;69(10):647-657. Epub 2011 Jan 5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2010.12.009

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Maunder, A. ; Marsden, G. ; Harper, R. / Making the link - Providing mobile media for novice communities in the developing world. In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 2011 ; Vol. 69, No. 10. pp. 647-657.

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