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A User-centered Approach to the Redesign of the Patient Hospital Gown

Linsey Gordon Linsey Gordon is a graduate student and researcher at the University of Minnesota where her functional design interests have led to an internship at NASA and current research assistantship with 3M. [email protected]
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Silvia Guttmann Silvia Guttmann is an Advanced Designer in the Body Protection Solution Lab for 3M. She received her BSc in Apparel Design from the University of Minnesota. [email protected]
Pages 137-151 | Published online: 27 Apr 2015

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