Children's human figure drawings in the UK and Japan: The effects of age, sex and culture

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 275-292

  Cox, Maureen V ^a   Perara, Julian ^b   Koyasu, Masuo ^b   Hiranuma, Hiromasa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035534936     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151001166074     Document Type: Article

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