What's in a question? A content analysis of survey questions

Communication Review

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-377

  Shamir, Jacob ^a   Ziskind, Neta ^a   Blum Kulka, Shoshana ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0009976849     PISSN: 10714421     EISSN: 15477487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10714429909368590     Document Type: Article

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