Visual analogue scales for mode-independent measurement in self-administered questionnaires

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 985-992

  Gerich, Joachim ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

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EID: 37349079041     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03192994     Document Type: Article

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