Conducting Research at the Intersection of HCI and Health: Building and Supporting Teams with Diverse Expertise to Increase Public Health Impact
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Elena Agapie, Ravi Karkar, Tricia Aung, 
Eleanor R. Burgess, Munyaradzi Joel Chinguwa, Andrea K Graham, Predrag Klasnja, Aaron Lyon, Terika McCall, 
Sean A. Munson, 
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Elena Agapie, Ravi Karkar, Tricia Aung, Eleanor R. Burgess, Munyaradzi Joel Chinguwa, Andrea K Graham, Predrag Klasnja, Aaron Lyon, Terika McCall, Sean A. Munson, Francisco Nunes, Katie OsterhageAuthors Info & ClaimsArticle No.: 463, Pages 1 - 6
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