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"Hiya, Mum!" An analysis of pretence telephone play in a nursery setting

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"Hiya, Mum!" An analysis of pretence telephone play in a nursery setting. / Gillen, Julia; Hall, Nigel.
In: Early Years, Vol. 21, No. 1, 01.2001, p. 15-24.

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Gillen, J & Hall, N 2001, '"Hiya, Mum!" An analysis of pretence telephone play in a nursery setting', Early Years, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 15-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/09575140123969

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Gillen, J., & Hall, N. (2001). "Hiya, Mum!" An analysis of pretence telephone play in a nursery setting. Early Years, 21(1), 15-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/09575140123969

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Gillen J, Hall N. "Hiya, Mum!" An analysis of pretence telephone play in a nursery setting. Early Years. 2001 Jan;21(1):15-24. doi: 10.1080/09575140123969

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Gillen, Julia ; Hall, Nigel. / "Hiya, Mum!" An analysis of pretence telephone play in a nursery setting. In: Early Years. 2001 ; Vol. 21, No. 1. pp. 15-24.

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