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Validation of psychometric research instruments: The case of information science

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 157 KB
Volume: 60
Category: Article
ISSN: 1532-2882
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21066

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