Writing a good cookbook: I. A review of MMPI high-point code system studies

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-178

  McGrath, Robert E ^a   Ingersoll, Joel ^b  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERSONALITY TEST; REVIEW;

EID: 0032717672     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327752JPA7302_1     Document Type: Review

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