Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ

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Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ. / Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Reinisch, June Machover; Sanders, Stephanie Ann.

In: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 37, No. 2, 06.1996, p. 221-225.

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Mortensen, EL, Reinisch, JM & Sanders, SA 1996, 'Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ', Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.1996.tb00653.x

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Mortensen, E. L., Reinisch, J. M., & Sanders, S. A. (1996). Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 37(2), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.1996.tb00653.x

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Mortensen EL, Reinisch JM, Sanders SA. Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 1996 Jun;37(2):221-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.1996.tb00653.x

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Mortensen, Erik Lykke ; Reinisch, June Machover ; Sanders, Stephanie Ann. / Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ. In: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 1996 ; Vol. 37, No. 2. pp. 221-225.

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