Editorial: An author's checklist for measure development and validation manuscripts

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 691-696

  Holmbeck, Grayson N ^a   Devine, Katie A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION;

CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EDITORIAL POLICIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PEDIATRICS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLISHING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 68449096136     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp046     Document Type: Editorial

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