Commentary: Usability – A Sensitizing Concept

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Commentary: Usability – A Sensitizing Concept. / Hertzum, Morten.

In: Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2018, p. 178-181.

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Hertzum, M 2018, 'Commentary: Usability – A Sensitizing Concept', Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 178-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370024.2017.1302800

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Hertzum, M. (2018). Commentary: Usability – A Sensitizing Concept. Human-Computer Interaction, 33(2), 178-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370024.2017.1302800

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Hertzum M. Commentary: Usability – A Sensitizing Concept. Human-Computer Interaction. 2018;33(2):178-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370024.2017.1302800

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Hertzum, Morten. / Commentary: Usability – A Sensitizing Concept. In: Human-Computer Interaction. 2018 ; Vol. 33, No. 2. pp. 178-181.

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