Refining Measurement of Career Indecision Types: A Validity Study

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-453

  Kelly, Kevin R ^a   Pulver, Chad A ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0242679535     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2003.tb00271.x     Document Type: Article

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