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LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Evolution (Biology)
DEF

The various changes that take place in humans from conception to death (e.g., physical-motor, language, cognitive, social). Aspects of development that are common to persons at all ages across the human life span and individual differences that characterize the separate age periods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évolution (Biologie)
OBS

«Life span» aurait en gros le sens de «lifelong». Terme employé dans le contexte du développement humain à DRHC [Développement des ressources humaines Canada].

Spanish

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