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Keeping people apart - A research note. / Harper, R.; Carter, Kathleen.
In: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Vol. 2, No. 3, 09.1993, p. 199-207.

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Harper, R & Carter, K 1993, 'Keeping people apart - A research note', Computer Supported Cooperative Work, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 199-207. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00749017

APA

Harper, R., & Carter, K. (1993). Keeping people apart - A research note. Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 2(3), 199-207. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00749017

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Harper R, Carter K. Keeping people apart - A research note. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 1993 Sept;2(3):199-207. doi: 10.1007/BF00749017

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Harper, R. ; Carter, Kathleen. / Keeping people apart - A research note. In: Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 1993 ; Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 199-207.

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