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Reducing risks of implantable medical devices

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A prescription to improve security and privacy of pervasive health care.

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        cover image Communications of the ACM
        Communications of the ACM  Volume 52, Issue 6
        One Laptop Per Child: Vision vs. Reality
        June 2009
        128 pages
        ISSN:0001-0782
        EISSN:1557-7317
        DOI:10.1145/1516046
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