Facts and artefacts in the comparison of attitudes among ethnic minorities. A multigroup latent class structure model with adjustment for response style behavior

European Sociological Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 303-320

  Moors, Guy ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 13444305247     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jch026     Document Type: Review

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