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Bugs in the Bed: Addressing the Contradictions of Embedded Science with Agile Implementation Research

James F. Phillips, Bruce B. MacLeod and S. Patrick Kachur
Global Health: Science and Practice March 2021, 9(1):55-77; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00169
James F. Phillips
aHeilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Bruce B. MacLeod
bDepartment of Computer Science, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, USA.
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S. Patrick Kachur
aHeilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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vol. 9 no. 1 55-77
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https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00169
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33795362

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2169-575X
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  • Received: April 16, 2020
  • Accepted: December 22, 2020
  • Published online April 1, 2021.

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  1. James F. Phillipsa⇑,
  2. Bruce B. MacLeodb,
  3. S. Patrick Kachura
  1. aHeilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
  2. bDepartment of Computer Science, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, USA.
  1. Correspondence to James Phillips (james.phillips{at}columbia.edu).
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