Linguistic and cultural variables in the psychology of numeracy

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Stafford, Charles ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41249103857     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2008.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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