On the use of structural equation modeling in health communication research

Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-167

  Stephenson, Michael T ^a   Holbert, R Lance ^b   Zimmerman, Rick S ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

COMMUNICATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33750099334     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc2002_7     Document Type: Review

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