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Play and Playthings

"Play and Playthings" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Spontaneous or voluntary recreational activities pursued for enjoyment and accessories or equipment used in the activities; includes games, toys, etc.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Play and Playthings" by people in this website by year, and whether "Play and Playthings" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 6 publications over 5 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2017
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