Doctors' orders for language testers: The origin and purpose of ethical codes

Language Testing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 296-322

  Boyd, Kenneth ^a   Davies, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84990379691     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0265532202lt231oa     Document Type: Article

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