Indian secondary students’ understanding of different aspects of health

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1155-1168

  Mahajan, Bakhtaver S ^a   Chunawala, Sugra ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 0004608155     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095006999290129     Document Type: Article

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