Unravelling factor analysis

Evidence-Based Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 99-102

  Ismail, Khalida ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 54549103522     PISSN: 13620347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.11.4.99     Document Type: Review

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