IREL – A Psychometric Instrument for Measuring Life Themes
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IREL - A psychometric instrument for measuring life themes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychopathology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0254-4962,1423-033X
DOI: 10.1159/000098489