Translating survey questionnaires: Lessons learned

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 1996, Issue 70, 1996, Pages 93-104

  McKay, Ruth B ^a   Breslow, Martha J ^b   Sangster, Roberta L ^a   Gabbard, Susan M ^c   Reynolds, Robert W ^d   Nakamoto, Jorge M ^c   Tarnai, John ^e  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Aguirre International   (United States)

^d WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84954359963     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.1037     Document Type: Article

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