Usefulness and Capabilities of Mail Surveys
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عنوان ژورنال: Kodo Keiryogaku (The Japanese Journal of Behaviormetrics)
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0385-5481,1880-4705
DOI: 10.2333/jbhmk.35.17