Differential item functioning of the Geriatric Depression Scale in an Asian population
β Scribed by B.F.P. Broekman; S.Z. Nyunt; M. Niti; A.Z. Jin; S.M. Ko; R. Kumar; C.S.L. Fones; T.P. Ng
- Book ID
- 113666101
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-0327
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