Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2023 Jun;29(2):85-90. 10.4069/kjwhn.2023.06.14.2.

Implementing alternative estimation methods to test the construct validity of Likert-scale instruments

• Park CG

• KMID: 2543807
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2023.06.14.2

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