The Islamophobia scale: Instrument development and initial validation

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-105

  Lee, Sherman A ^a   Gibbons, Jeffrey A ^a   Thompson, John M ^a   Timani, Hussam S ^a  

^a CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449597831     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508610802711137     Document Type: Article

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