Development of Chinese preschoolers' understanding of biological phenomena: Growth and aliveness

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-110

  Zhu, Liqi ^a,b   Fang, Fuxi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 1642498908     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016502500383539     Document Type: Article

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