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The role of shared context in supporting cooperation between city visitors

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The role of shared context in supporting cooperation between city visitors. / Cheverst, Keith; Smith, Gareth; Mitchell, Keith et al.
In: Computers and Graphics, Vol. 25, No. 4, 25.07.2001, p. 555-562.

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Cheverst K, Smith G, Mitchell K, Friday A, Davies N. The role of shared context in supporting cooperation between city visitors. Computers and Graphics. 2001 Jul 25;25(4):555-562. doi: 10.1016/S0097-8493(01)00083-8

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Cheverst, Keith ; Smith, Gareth ; Mitchell, Keith et al. / The role of shared context in supporting cooperation between city visitors. In: Computers and Graphics. 2001 ; Vol. 25, No. 4. pp. 555-562.

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