Causation Issues in Structural Equation Modeling Research

Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 253-267

  Bullock, Heather E ^a   Harlow, Lisa L ^a   Mulaik, Stanley A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84951407680     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: 15328007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705519409539977     Document Type: Article

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