Young children's concepts of danger

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-119

  Hill, Ros ^a   Lewis, Vicky ^b   Dunbar, George ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034354439     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151000165607     Document Type: Article

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