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Information Design Journal
Vol. 21:3 (2014) ► pp.244–259

Typography in patient information leaflets for mobile devices

Typesetting information about medicinal products

Published online: 7 January 2016
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https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.21.3.07ham
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