Wireless Heart Patients and the Quantified Self

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Wireless Heart Patients and the Quantified Self. / Grew, Julie Christina; Svendsen, Mette Nordahl.

In: Body and Society, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2017, p. 64-90.

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Grew, JC & Svendsen, MN 2017, 'Wireless Heart Patients and the Quantified Self', Body and Society, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 64-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X16663005

APA

Grew, J. C., & Svendsen, M. N. (2017). Wireless Heart Patients and the Quantified Self. Body and Society, 23(1), 64-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X16663005

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Grew JC, Svendsen MN. Wireless Heart Patients and the Quantified Self. Body and Society. 2017;23(1):64-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X16663005

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Grew, Julie Christina ; Svendsen, Mette Nordahl. / Wireless Heart Patients and the Quantified Self. In: Body and Society. 2017 ; Vol. 23, No. 1. pp. 64-90.

Bibtex

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