The unidimensionality of a psychiatric scale: A statistical point of view

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 162-167

  Falissard, Bruno ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b 1NSERM LJ 472 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Measurement; Psychometric; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746359972     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.66     Document Type: Article

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