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Perceptions of age in contemporary tech

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|Mar 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2021-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
Language: English
Page range: 79 - 91
Published on: Mar 3, 2021
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year

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