The impact of playground design on the play behaviors of children with differing levels of physical competence

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-98

  Barbour, Ann C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033473729     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(99)80007-6     Document Type: Article

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