‘Third rock from the sun’

Early Years

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-34

  Sharp, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85068291944     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0957514970180106     Document Type: Article

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