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Candidate Personality Traits Associated with Ratings in a Military Officer Selection Setting

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|Oct 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.135 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
Page range: 7 - 7
Submitted on: Oct 3, 2020
Accepted on: Jun 30, 2021
Published on: Oct 1, 2021
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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