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Maltese Youth and the Environment: A Qualitative Study Cover
By: Mark Mifsud  
Open Access
|Feb 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0058-6 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
Language: English
Page range: 110 - 129
Published on: Feb 21, 2011
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2011 Mark Mifsud, published by Daugavpils University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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