Exploring Turkish upper primary level pupils' understanding of digestion

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-100

  Cakici, Yilmaz ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 12344301184     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069032000052036     Document Type: Article

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