Lost in translation? Item validity in bilingual political surveys

Journal of Politics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1530-1548

  Pérez, Efrén O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450250308     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381609990156     Document Type: Article

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