A systematic survey instrument translation process for multi-country, comparative health workforce studies
International Journal of Nursing StudiesPublished 23 March 2012Open access
Allison Squires, Linda H. Aiken, Koen Van den Heede, Walter Sermeus, Luk Bruyneel, Rikard Lindqvist
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The translation approach described here may help researchers reduce threats to data validity and improve instrument reliability in multinational health services research studies involving comparisons across health systems and language translation.
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The translation approach described here may help researchers reduce threats to data validity and improve instrument reliability in multinational health services research studies involving comparisons across health systems and language translation.
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