Cross-cultural adaptation of research instruments: Language, setting, time and statistical considerations

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Gjersing, Linn ^a   Caplehorn, John Rm ^b   Clausen, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 77749314624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-10-13     Document Type: Article

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