Editorial: Advancing Methods for Psychological Assessment Across Borders.
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SUBMITTER: Ruggeri K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6436195 | biostudies-literature | 2019
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Editorial: Advancing Methods for Psychological Assessment Across Borders.
Ruggeri Kai K Bojanić Lana L van Bokhorst Lindsey L Jarke Hannes H Mareva Silvana S Ojinaga-Alfageme Olatz O Mellor David T DT Norton Sam S
Frontiers in psychology 20190319
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