Translating and adapting tests for cross-cultural assessments

Cross-Cultural Research Methods in Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 46-70

  Hambleton, Ronald K ^a   Zenisky, April L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84872971395     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511779381.004     Document Type: Chapter

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