Playful nature: What makes the difference between some people going outside and others not?

Open Space: People Space

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 23-39

  Thompson, Catharine Ward ^a,b,c,d  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d Manufactures and Commerce The RSA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900747048     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203961827     Document Type: Chapter

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