How to measure own-group preference? A novel approach to a sociometric problem

Scientometrics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-252

  Egghe, Leo ^a,b   Rousseau, Ronald ^b,c  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge Oostende   (Belgium)

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EID: 4243134834     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SCIE.0000018531.24886.00     Document Type: Review

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