Improving the evidence base for international comparative research

International Social Science Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 193-194, 2008, Pages 489-506

  Mochmann, Ekkehard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL DATA;

EID: 70350592142     PISSN: 00208701     EISSN: 14682451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2009.01681.x     Document Type: Article

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