Biosensing and geography: a mixed methods approach

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Biosensing and geography : a mixed methods approach. / Osborne, Tessa; Jones, Phil.

In: Applied Geography, Vol. 87, 10.2017, p. 160-169.

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Osborne, T & Jones, P 2017, 'Biosensing and geography: a mixed methods approach', Applied Geography, vol. 87, pp. 160-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.08.006

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Osborne, T., & Jones, P. (2017). Biosensing and geography: a mixed methods approach. Applied Geography, 87, 160-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.08.006

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Osborne T, Jones P. Biosensing and geography: a mixed methods approach. Applied Geography. 2017 Oct;87:160-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.08.006

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Osborne, Tessa ; Jones, Phil. / Biosensing and geography : a mixed methods approach. In: Applied Geography. 2017 ; Vol. 87. pp. 160-169.

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