Translating communication measures for use in non-english-speaking populations

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-251

  Villagran, Melinda M ^a   Lucke, Joseph F ^a  

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Author keywords

Instrument translation; Semantic equivalence; Translation invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247372858     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810500230743     Document Type: Article

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