Test development: Two-sided coin or one-sided Möbius strip?

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1148-1149

  Streiner, David L ^a  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

EID: 0347480312     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.09.006     Document Type: Note

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