Invited commentary: Factor analysis and the search for objectivity

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-19

  Martínez, Maria Elena ^a   Marshall, James R ^a   Sechrest, Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; NOTE; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 2642701741     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009552     Document Type: Note

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