Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling Research: Equivalence, Bias, and Translations

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-219

  Ægisdóttir, Stefanía ^a   Gerstein, Lawrence H ^a   Çinarbaş, Deniz Canel ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39049084506     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000007305384     Document Type: Article

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