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Long-term working memory and interrupting messages in human – computer interaction

Antti Oulasvirta Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Finland; Cognitive Science Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Pertti Saariluoma Agora Human Technologies Center, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Pages 53-64 | Published online: 03 Feb 2007

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