Comparison of alternative estimation methods in confirmatory factor analyses of the General Health Questionnaire

Psychological Reports

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-10

  Wang, Wei C ^a   Cunningham, Everarda G ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 27744608346     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.97.1.3-10     Document Type: Article

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