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Reshaping what counts as care: older people, work and new technologies. / Roberts, Celia; Mort, Margaret.
In: Alter: European Journal of Disability Research / Alter: Journal Européen de Recherche sur le Handicap, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2009, p. 138-158.

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Roberts, C & Mort, M 2009, 'Reshaping what counts as care: older people, work and new technologies', Alter: European Journal of Disability Research / Alter: Journal Européen de Recherche sur le Handicap, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 138-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alter.2009.01.004

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Roberts, C., & Mort, M. (2009). Reshaping what counts as care: older people, work and new technologies. Alter: European Journal of Disability Research / Alter: Journal Européen de Recherche sur le Handicap, 3(2), 138-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alter.2009.01.004

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Roberts C, Mort M. Reshaping what counts as care: older people, work and new technologies. Alter: European Journal of Disability Research / Alter: Journal Européen de Recherche sur le Handicap. 2009;3(2):138-158. doi: 10.1016/j.alter.2009.01.004

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Roberts, Celia ; Mort, Margaret. / Reshaping what counts as care: older people, work and new technologies. In: Alter: European Journal of Disability Research / Alter: Journal Européen de Recherche sur le Handicap. 2009 ; Vol. 3, No. 2. pp. 138-158.

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