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Validity of Measurement Content Validity Face Validity Concurrent Validity Predictive Validity Construct Validity Thinking Critically About Everyday Information
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0301-5661,1600-0528
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00404.x