Methods for investigating structural equivalence

Cross-Cultural Research Methods in Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 179-215

  Fischer, Ronald ^a   Fontaine, Johnny R J ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84925588632     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511779381.010     Document Type: Chapter

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