Problems translating a questionnaire in a cross-cultural setting

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 187-194

  Lee, Jenny Ann L M ^a,b   J More, Simon ^a   Cotiw An, Basito S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BENGUET STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cross cultural studies; Questionnaires; Translation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; PHILIPPINES; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; LANGUAGE; PHILIPPINES; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033587547     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(99)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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