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Research as Care: A Reflection on Incorporating the Ethics of Care in Design Research with People Living with Dementia
- Award ID(s):
- 2020194
- PAR ID:
- 10657454
- Publisher / Repository:
- ACM
- Date Published:
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 3013 to 3027
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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