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An 18-item AQLQ(S) model: a reply to Juniper

Authors: Eirini Grammatopoulou, Emmanouil Skordilis, Dimitra Koutsouki, George Baltopoulos

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 5/2009

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Title: An 18-item AQLQ(S) model: a reply to Juniper
Authors: Eirini Grammatopoulou
Emmanouil Skordilis
Dimitra Koutsouki
George Baltopoulos
Publication date: 01-06-2009
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Quality of Life Research / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-009-9465-3

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