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Original Articles

Internal reliability and temporal stability of the New Indices of Religious Orientation among Indian undergraduates: test–retest data over 15 days

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Pages 833-839 | Received 05 Jan 2010, Accepted 23 Feb 2010, Published online: 03 Dec 2010

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